Acute Cervical Myelopathy Due to Ruptured Disc During Leisure Sports Activity in Adjacent Segment.
- Author:
Kwang Bok LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea. osdr2815@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervical myelopathy;
Leisure sports;
Adjacent segment disease
- MeSH:
Leisure Activities;
Lower Extremity;
Spinal Cord Diseases;
Spine;
Sports
- From:The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2010;28(2):137-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Acute cervical myelopathy is usually caused by fracture or fracture-dislocation of vertebra due to high energy trauma, not ruptured disc material. However, in this report, we present an unusual case that lead to severe neurological symptom such as motor weakness of upper and lower extremity during leisure sports activity in adjacent segment of previous anterior cervical fusion.
