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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Symptomatic thoracic ossified ligamentum flavum in achondroplasia: A case report and literature review.

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Sam Hajialiloo Sami, Mahan Amirzadeh, Shaghayegh Rahimizadeh, Naser Asgari

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abolfazl RahimizadehPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sam Hajialiloo SamiPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahan AmirzadehPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shaghayegh RahimizadehPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Naser AsgariPars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a patient with achondroplasia, it is rare to encounter thoracic cord compression due to both spinal stenosis and ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL). CASE DESCRIPTION: A 33-year-old achondroplastic female presented with a progressive spastic paraparesis attributed to thoracic stenosis combined with T10-T11 OYL. Following a laminectomy, the patient demonstrated a marked recovery of neurological function.

conclusionThis case and 12 others from the literature demonstrated that achondroplastic patients who present with myelopathy secondary to thoracic stenosis and OYL can be readily diagnosed with MR/CT and successfully treated utilizing decompressive laminectomies with/without fusions (i.e., for those crossing the thoracolumbar junction).

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AchondroplasiaLaminectomyLumbar canal stenosisOssification of the ligamentum flavum

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PMID35242436
PMCPMC8888289
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