Rotational dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine. Case report and review of the literature.
The authors report a rare case of rotational dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine in a 12-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis Type 1. The patient had progressive spinal kyphoscoliosis with acute-onset paraplegia. She was treated with corrective traction preoperatively, followed by spinal decompression and circumferential spinal fusion without instrumentation. She had complete neurological recovery after a solid fusion of her spine.
Debnath
Ujjwal K
UK
Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ukdeb86@hotmail.com
Maripuri
Subramanyam Naidu
SN
Mobini
Bahram
B
Etemadifar
Mohamed R
MR
Mehdian
Syed M Hossein
SM
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012399:Rotation; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed