title: Chronic Spinal Epidural Hematoma Related to Kummell's Disease.
abstract: Chronic spinal epidural hematoma related to Kummell's disease is extremely rare. An 82-year-old woman who had been managed conservatively for seven weeks with the diagnosis of a multi-level osteoporotic compression fracture was transferred to our institute. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance images revealed vertebral body collapse with the formation of a cavitary lesion at L1, and a chronic spinal epidural hematoma extending from L1 to L3. Because of intractable back pain, a percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed. The pain improved dramatically and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging obtained three days after the procedure showed a nearly complete resolution of the hematoma. Here, we present the rare case of a chronic spinal epidural hematoma associated with Kummell's disease and discuss the possible mechanism.
authors: Department of Neurosurguery, Heori Sarang Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors: Heyun Sung
authors: HS
authors: Kim
authors: Seok Ki
authors: SK
authors: Lee
authors: Seok Won
authors: SW
authors: Kim
authors: Ho
authors: H
authors: Shin
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