T1-2 disc herniation following an en bloc cervical laminoplasty.
We report a rare case of T1-2 disc herniation following cervical laminoplasty. A 56-year-old male patient presented with left foot-drop and gait disturbance of abrupt onset 11 years after a successful laminoplasty from C3-7. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed spinal stenosis at T1-2 due to intervertebral disc herniation and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. Three days later, laminectomy with disc fragment excision was performed at that level. Two weeks after surgery, he was able to walk without assistance. Mechanical stresses may have directly affected the T1-2 intervertebral disc following laminoplasty and may have caused disc herniation.
Takagi
Hiroshi
H
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Faculty of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Kawaguchi
Yoshiharu
Y
Kanamori
Masahiko
M
Abe
Yumiko
Y
Kimura
Tomoatsu
T
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome