Herniation of calcified intervertebral disk in a lumbar vertebral body presenting as acute scoliosis in a child. A case report and literature review.
Herniation of a calcified intervertebral disk into the cervical and thoracic spine is a well-documented entity, but herniation of a calcified intervertebral disk into the lumbar spine presenting as acute scoliosis has not been previously reported.
Yaniv
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Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Bar-Ziv
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Wientroub
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal