Complete lumbar spine duplication in a neurologically intact man.
BACKGROUND
Duplication of spine is a rare abnormality. Additional vertebral deformities and severe neurovascular, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal system abnormalities coexist in the majority of the cases.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 44-year-old asymptomatic man was found to have double vertebral and double dural abnormalities of the lumbar spine as an incidental radiographic finding. Unlike most people with split cord malformations, this patient had no neurologic symptomatology or any other systemic abnormality.


CONCLUSIONS
In our search of the literature, we did not find another case in a person of this age without any concomitant abnormalities.
Cebesoy
Oguz
O
Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Sahinbev, Turkey. ocebesoy@yahoo.com
Mete
Ahmet
A
Karsli
Burcin
B
D000328:Adult; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging