title: Non-traumatic acute myelopathy due to cervical disc herniation in contiguous two-level disc spaces: a case report.
abstract: Non-traumatic acute myelopathy caused by cervical disc herniation is rare, and no case has been reported which the disease was caused by the extrusion or migration of a cervical disc herniation of contiguously-located two-level disc space. In this report, the disease is described, and the direction of migration and surgical treatment of the disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital, 634-18 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Kwang-Bok
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion
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