title: Charcot spine and Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Charcot spine is rare condition whose association with Parkinson's disease (PD) has not been reported yet. The authors reported the cases of two patients with PD who developed Charcot spine. Both patients presented with a history of back pain and bilateral radicular leg pain. They had complete clinical and radiological assessment. Lumbar spine was involved in both patients. Clinical features and response to treatment were described. In the first case, circumferential fusion and stabilization were performed on the dislocated vertebral levels. A solid and stable fusion of the spine was obtained with satisfactory clinical outcome. Surgical treatment has been recommended to the other patient. In both cases, no other neurological etiology was found to account for Charcot spine. In conclusion, Charcot spine is associated with several neurological affections but has not previously been reported in association with Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loriaut
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rozenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris Diderot University, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris Diderot University, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallaudière
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khiami
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Elhadi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sariali
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pascal-Moussellard