Charcot Spine Treated Using a Single Staged Posterolateral Costotransversectomy Approach in a Patient with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
10.3340/jkns.2013.54.6.532
- Author:
Tae Woo KIM
1
;
Eun Min SEO
;
Jung Taek HWANG
;
Byung Chan KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. seoem@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Charcot spine;
Spinal cord injury;
Circumferential arthrodesis;
Posterolateral costotransversectomy approach
- MeSH:
Arthrodesis;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc;
Joints;
Sensation;
Spinal Cord Injuries*;
Spinal Cord*;
Spine*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2013;54(6):532-536
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Charcot spine is a progressive and destructive process that affects the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, and posterior facets. It is the result from repetitive microtrauma in patients who have decreased joint protective mechanisms due to loss of deep pain and proprioceptive sensation, typically because of spinal cord injury. The objective of the study is to report an unusual case of Charcot spine, as a late complication of traumatic spinal cord injury, treated by a circumferential arthrodesis performed with a single staged posterolateral costotransversectomy approach.
