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Fernandes R, Fitzpatrick N, Rusbridge C, Rose J, Driver CJ. Cervical vertebral malformations in 9 dogs: radiological findings, treatment options and outcomes. Ir Vet J 2019; 72:2. [PMID: 31044069 PMCID: PMC6480486 DOI: 10.1186/s13620-019-0141-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Disregarding atlantoaxial instability in toy breed dogs associated with dens malformation and cervical spondylomyelopathy; cervical vertebral malformations are rare and poorly characterised in veterinary medicine and consequently treatment strategies and clinical outcome are sparsely documented. Results Electronic clinical records at our veterinary referral hospital between April 2009 and November 2018 were searched for patients presented with cervical myelopathy secondary to an underlying suspected vertebral malformation/instability. Nine dogs met the inclusion criteria. Two dogs were diagnosed with atlantoaxial pseudoarthrosis, two dogs with a syndrome similar to Klippel-Feil in humans, two dogs with congenital cervical fusion, two dogs with congenital C2-C3 canal stenosis and deficiencies of the dorsal arch of the atlas and laminae of the axis and one with axial rotatory displacement. Tetraparesis, proprioceptive deficits, cervical hyperesthesia and cervical scoliosis were the most common clinical signs. The axis was the most commonly affected vertebrae (8/9 patients). Patients diagnosed with Klippel-Feil-like Syndrome were the younger (average of 262.5 days) and patients diagnosed with fused vertebrae the oldest (average of 2896 days) in our studied population (average of 1580.8 days). Conclusion Cervical vertebral malformations are rare, or alternatively, being underdiagnosed in veterinary medicine. Patients diagnosed with Klippel-Feil-like Syndrome had a successful medium and long-term outcome with conservative management. Surgical treatment was often indicated for the other conditions presented in this study due to spinal instability and/or myelopathy. Stabilisations via ventral approaches were revealed to be safe. Multicentre and prospective studies are necessary in veterinary medicine to better characterise clinical outcomes in cervical vertebral malformations.
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- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ UK.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, Vet School Main Building (VSM), Daphne Jackson Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7AL UK
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- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ UK.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, Vet School Main Building (VSM), Daphne Jackson Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7AL UK
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- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ UK
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- Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QQ UK
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Rahimizadeh A, Soufiani H, Hassani V, Rahimizadeh A. Symptomatic pseudarthrosis in ochronotic spine: case report. J Neurosurg Spine 2016; 26:220-228. [PMID: 27740398 DOI: 10.3171/2016.5.spine15671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this study the authors report the first example of spinal pseudarthrosis in a patient with ochronosis, and they describe the application of posterior-only 360° surgery as an alternative approach to combined anterior-posterior surgery in the management of pseudarthrosis of an ankylosed spine, regardless of its etiology. Spinal involvement in ochronosis produces loss of flexibility and ankylosis of thoracic and lumbar segments. Pseudarthrosis is a serious complication of the diseases that present with ankylosis of the spine. However, its occurrence in ochronotic spine has not been reported previously. Evaluation of progressive paraparesis in a 68-year-old man with ochronosis revealed pseudarthrosis at the T11-12 level. Circumferential dural sac decompression, debridement of the disc space, interbody fusion, and screw-rod fixation were all done via a posterior-only approach. Postoperatively the patient exhibited a marked recovery in terms of pain and neurological status. At the 3-month follow-up, he was able to walk independently. Ochronosis should be included in the etiology of pseudarthrosis. With aggravation of back pain and the appearance of neurological deficits in an already stable patient with any ankylosing disease, pseudarthrosis should be suspected. Furthermore, single-stage, 360°, posterior-only surgery may obviate the need for single-stage or staged anterior-posterior surgical intervention in patients with pseudarthrosis of the thoracic and lumbar spine.
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- Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
- Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
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- Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
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- Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
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Koizumi S, Yamaguchi-Okada M, Namba H. Myelopathy due to multilevel cervical canal stenosis with Forestier disease: case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2013; 50:942-5. [PMID: 21030813 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.50.942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A 56-year-old woman presented with multilevel myelopathy associated with Forestier disease (FD). The patient was hospitalized for dysphagia, bilateral shoulder pain, and progressive gait disturbance. The diagnosis was confirmed by radiography and magnetic resonance imaging which demonstrated coalescent anterior osteophyte formation extending from C2 to C7 with atlanto-axial dislocation and persistence of mobility at C3-4, and a hyperintense area in the spinal cord at the C1 and C3-4 levels on T(2)-weighted images. Dynamic radiography showed no instability at the C1 and C3-4 levels. Decompressive laminectomy of the atlas, dome-like laminectomy, and facet fusion at C3-4 were performed, resulting in symptomatic improvement. Myelopathy is very rare in patients with FD and is due to mechanical stress at the level where mobility persists. Strategic intervention should be considered based on evaluation of mobile levels and stenotic lesions.
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- Shinichiro Koizumi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hmamatsu, Shizouka, Japan
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Passias PG, Wang S, Wang S. Combined ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at C2-3 and invagination of the posterior axis resulting in myelopathy. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2013; 22 Suppl 3:S478-86. [PMID: 23334684 PMCID: PMC3641260 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2654-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Spinal stenosis at the C2-3 segment is a rare occurrence, and when it occurs myelopathy infrequently results. Furthermore, only a handful of cases involving congenital abnormalities of the posterior arch of the axis have been described resulting in cervical myelopathy many of which described simultaneous congenital abnormalities at adjacent levels and none of which identified ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) at the same level. We report a case of a previously undescribed combination of abnormalities at the C2-3 segment resulting in clinical myelopathy. METHODS A 49-year-old Chinese male presented with a progressive cervical myelopathy (C-JOA score 11 immediately pre-op). Segmental OPLL at the C2-3 disk space was visible, together with invagination of the bilaterally hypoplastic C2 lamina into the spinal canal. Signal abnormalities of the spinal cord were evident on both T1 and T2 sequences. RESULTS The patient underwent a posterior decompression and instrumented fusion at C2-3 using pars screws at C2 and lateral mass screws at C3. Following surgery there was a rapid and significant improvement in the neurological symptoms, with the C-JOA score improving to 14 at final follow-up. A successful fusion was evident. CONCLUSIONS Deficiencies in the posterior arch of the axis are rare and have not previously been reported in conjunction with OPLL. Advanced imaging is helpful to define the abnormality and site of compression. In the setting of a progressive neurological dysfunction, surgical decompression and stabilization is a reasonable intervention and can be associated with neurological and symptomatic improvement.
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- Peter G. Passias
- />Department of Spinal Surgery, NYU Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- />Orthopaedic Department, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Street, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- />Orthopaedic Department, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Street, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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Miyakoshi N, Hongo M, Kasukawa Y, Shimada Y. Cervical myelopathy caused by atlas osteochondroma and pseudoarthrosis between the osteochondroma and lamina of the axis: case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2010; 50:346-9. [PMID: 20448434 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.50.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 58-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of progressive cervical myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the cervical spine revealed a bone tumor arising from the posterior arch of the atlas and osteophytes at a pseudoarthrosis between the tumor and the lamina of the axis, resulting in marked spinal cord compression. The patient's symptoms resolved after en bloc resection of the tumor and removal of the osteophytes. The histological diagnosis was osteochondroma. The primary cause of myelopathy in the present case was osteochondroma arising from the posterior arch of the atlas, but the osteophyte formations appearing at the pseudoarthrosis between the atlas osteochondroma and the lamina of the axis might also have contributed to the symptoms, which appeared when the patient was in his late 50s.
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- Naohisa Miyakoshi
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
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Simultaneous ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum causing upper thoracic myelopathy in DISH: case report and literature review. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2010; 20 Suppl 2:S195-201. [DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1538-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 06/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cervical myelopathy associated with congenital C2/3 canal stenosis and deficiencies of the posterior arch of the atlas and laminae of the axis: case report and review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009; 34:E886-91. [PMID: 19910758 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181b64f0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A case report of a young male suffering progressive neurologic dysfunction associated with a previously unreported combination of structural bony abnormalities. A review of the literature is also presented. OBJECTIVE To describe a unique presentation of cervical myelopathy related to posterior deficiencies of the atlas and axis, and to report on the successful management of this case. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cervical myelopathy from congenital canal stenosis is an uncommon presentation in the adolescent age group, especially affecting the C2/3 level. Aplasia of the atlas is a rare, although well-reported phenomena. Defects of the posterior elements of the axis are similarly uncommon. A combination of the 2 defects in the 1 patient has not previously been recorded. METHODS A 14-year-old Caucasian male with no history of trauma or neck pain presented with progressive cervical myelopathy over a 2-year period. Plain radiograph and computed tomography revealed congenital aplasia of the posterior arch of the atlas and bilateral cleft defects of the laminae of the axis resulting in a free floating C2 spinous process. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T1 and T2 signal abnormality at the C2-C3 level, with C2/3 congenital canal stenosis and mild disc protrusion. RESULTS The patient underwent a posterior decompression and lateral mass fixation at the C2/3 articulation to preserve maximal motion segments. At 12-month follow-up, the patient's cervical myelopathy had improved in terms of gait dysfunction and hemiparesis. Fusion was evident across the posterior lateral mass on radiologic investigation. CONCLUSION Posterior deficiencies of the atlas and axis are rare occurrences in isolation, let alone in the 1 patient. This report broadens the radiographic differential diagnosis of patients presenting with cervical myelopathy, which has been associated with congenital posterior C2 anomalies in only a handful of patients. Surgery is an appropriate option for these patients faced with progressive neurologic dysfunction.
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Chi D, Miyamoto K, Hosoe H, Kawai G, Ohnishi K, Suzuki N, Sumi H, Shimizu K. Symptomatic lumbar mobile segment with spinal canal stenosis in a fused spine associated with diffused idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Spine J 2008; 8:1019-23. [PMID: 18083638 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2007] [Revised: 07/01/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Chronic, continuous stress at the junction of a stable/unstable site of the spine in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) has been reported to cause a nonunion. Back pain resulting from the nonunion has been rarely reported and few operative treatments have been suggested. PURPOSE To report and discuss the pathogenesis, treatment, and surgical outcome of a rare cause of back pain. STUDY DESIGN Case report of back pain caused by a single lumbar segment is lacking bony union at the caudal end of a fused spine associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. METHODS Back pain in a 66-year-old man who had suffered for 10 years worsened. The back pain and thigh pain became intolerable, and the left buttock and thigh became numb. Radiographs and computed tomography images showed continuous hyperostosis in the anterior aspect of the vertebral bodies from C2 to L2. At the caudal adjacent level of these fused segments, L2/3 level was mobile and had canal stenosis. Decompression and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) were performed. RESULTS The pain disappeared soon after the operation. The nonunited segment showed bony union at the 5-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS PLIF may be an option for surgically treating symptomatic nonunited lumbar segments at the caudal end of a fused spine with DISH in cases unresponsive to conservative treatment.
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- Daming Chi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Cervical myelopathy caused by pseudoarthrosis between posterior arch of the atlas and lamina of the axis in Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 21:225-8. [PMID: 18458595 DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e318074e4e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Case report. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cervical myelopathy caused by osteophyte formation appearing at the pseudoarthrosis between the posterior arch of the atlas and the lamina of the axis is extremely rare. To our knowledge, only 2 cases in non-Klippel-Feil syndrome have been reported so far. METHODS A 61-year-old man, who was diagnosed as Klippel-Feil syndrome with assimilation between C2 and C3 vertebrae, which were fused in hyperlordosis, suffered cervical myelopathy. Complete bipartition of the atlas was also demonstrated. Massive osteophytes, which severely compressed the spinal cord at the pseudoarthrosis between the posterior arch of the atlas and the lamina of the axis, were seen. Surgical resection of the osteophytes was performed. RESULTS The patient had significant clinical improvement after posterior resection of the osteophytes. CONCLUSIONS Coincidence of several bony anomalies such as assimilation of C2 and C3, which were fused in hyperlordosis, and the bipartition of the atlas may biomechanically influence the formation of pseudoarthrosis between the posterior arch of the atlas and the lamina of the axis. Because symptoms appeared in the patient's 60s despite congenital bony anomaly, degeneration might contribute to the formation of massive osteophytes. Posterior decompression was effective in this case.
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Alcázar L, Jerez P, Gómez-Angulo J, Tamarit M, Navarro R, Ortega J, Aragonés P, Salazar F, del Pozo J. Enfermedad de Forestier-Rotes-Querol. Osificación del ligamento longitudinal cervical anterior como causa de disfagia. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(08)70222-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pascal-Moussellard H, Drossard G, Cursolles JC, Catonné Y, Smadja D. Myelopathy by lesions of the craniocervical junction in a patient with forestier disease. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006; 31:E557-60. [PMID: 16845343 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000225972.24608.be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN The authors report a case of a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) associated with basilar impression resulting in tetraparesis. OBJECTIVE To describe neurologic compromise associated with DISH. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Neurologic deficits due to DISH are very rare, and only 1 case of basilar impression associated with DISH has previously been reported in the literature. METHODS Diagnosis was confirmed by radiograph and MRI, which demonstrated basilar impression associated with a hyperintense signal in the spinal cord on T2-weighted sequences. Transoral resection of the dens associated with posterior occipitocervical fixation was performed during the same anesthesia. RESULTS Postoperative outcome demonstrated regression of the pyramidal signs without recovery of unassisted walking. CONCLUSION Early MRI should be performed in the evidence of spinal cord suffering in patients with DISH. Transoral approach allowed a good decompression of the spinal cord.
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Campagna R, Feydy A, Malghem J, Lecouvet F, Guérini H, Poittevin X, Drapé JL, Chevrot A. Maladie hyperostosante (maladie de Forestier). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-8551(06)70777-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ebo DG, Uytterhaegen PJ, Lagae PL, Vander Mijnsbrugge AM, Goffin J. Choking, sore throat with referred otalgia and dysphagia in a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Acta Clin Belg 2005; 60:98-101. [PMID: 16082996 DOI: 10.1179/acb.2005.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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A patient with a progressively increasing immobilisation of the cervical spine, severe impaired swallowing (choking), sore throat with referred right-sided otalgia, mild voice disorder and dysphagia due to extrinsic bone compression of the posterior hypopharyngeal wall and oesophagus is presented. Radiographic investigation demonstrated the underlying condition to be a diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis with prominent and bumpy alteration of the anterior longitudinal ligament impinging the hypopharynx. Via an anterolateral approach towards the cervical spine the anterior irregular part of the ossification was removed and the surface of the spine flattened. The postoperative evolution was uneventful.
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- D G Ebo
- Department of Immunology and Allergy, AZ Jan Palfijn Gent, H. Dunantlaan 5, Gent, Belgium.
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Miyamoto K, Shimizu K, Arimoto R, Sakaguchi Y, Nishimoto H, Kodama H, Hosoe H. Spontaneous symptomatic pseudoarthrosis at the T11-T12 intervertebral space with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003; 28:E320-2. [PMID: 12923487 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000083321.62608.ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN We report on a 69-year-old male who had severe back pain due to spontaneous symptomatic pseudoarthrosis at the T11-T12 intervertebral space with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. OBJECTIVE To describe a rare clinical entity and successful treatment by spinal fusion with a 4-year follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There have been a few reports of spontaneous symptomatic pseudoarthrosis of an intervertebral space associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, but there have been no reports of surgical treatment for this clinical condition. METHODS Plain radiographs of the patient, who was admitted to our hospital with severe back pain but no history of trauma, revealed manifestations of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and a pseudoarthrosis at the T11-T12 intervertebral space. Posterior instrumentation from T9 to L2 and anterior bone grafting at the T11-T12 intervertebral space were performed. RESULTS The patient has been followed for 4 years and is currently asymptomatic. CONCLUSIONS A rare case of spontaneous symptomatic pseudoarthrosis at the T11-T12 intervertebral space with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis was treated successfully by spinal fusion.
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- Kei Miyamoto
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University, School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
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Harimaya K, Shiba K, Nomura H, Iwaki T, Takemitsu Y. Ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane. Case report. J Neurosurg 2003; 98:77-9. [PMID: 12546393 DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.98.1.0077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors report a case of ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane that led to the development of cervical myelopathy. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were helpful in establishing the diagnosis, and decompressive laminectomy may be an appropriate intervention.
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- Katsumi Harimaya
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Injuries Center, Iizuka, Japan.
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Mader R. Clinical manifestations of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2002; 32:130-5. [PMID: 12430101 DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2002.33726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical manifestations and the complications of cervical spine (C-spine) involvement in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). METHODS Two patients, who presented with dysphagia resulting from large anterior osteophytes of the C-spine, were diagnosed as having DISH. A Medline search from 1964 to present, using the terms "diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis" and "cervical spine," identified several clinical manifestations associated with DISH. RESULTS Two groups of conditions associated with DISH were found. 1. Spontaneous complications such as: dysphagia, being the commonest, dyspnea, stridor, myelopathy associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) or with atlanto-axial pseudoarthrosis or subluxation. Other rare events were aspiration pneumonia, sleep apnea and thoracic outlet syndrome. 2. Provoked complications such as endoscopic and intubation difficulties and fractures of the C-spine with frequent transverse shift of the fractured segment and resultant myelopathy. CONCLUSIONS C-spine involvement in DISH is a recognized cause of various clinical manifestations involving the pharynx, larynx and the esophagus. Prior knowledge of the existence of cervical DISH should alert the clinicians for possible complications, at times severe, during invasive procedures in the neck region and as a consequence of trauma.
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- Reuven Mader
- Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
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Patel NP, Wright NM, Choi WW, McBride DQ, Johnson JP. Forestier disease associated with a retroodontoid mass causing cervicomedullary compression. J Neurosurg 2002; 96:190-6. [PMID: 12450282 DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.96.2.0190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Forestier Disease (FD) is a progressive skeletal disorder affecting predominantly older men. It is also known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and is characterized by massive anterior longitudinal ligament calcification that forms a bridge on the anterior border of the thoracic and subaxial cervical spine. To the authors' knowledge, retroodontoid masses associated with FD have not been described. METHODS Five patients with FD and multilevel subaxial cervical fusion were treated for retroodontoid masses and cervicomedullary junction (CMJ) compression. There were four men and one woman (mean age 73 years, range 54-86 years). All patients suffered progressive neurological symptoms resulting from anterior compression of the CMJ. Four patients underwent combined transoral resection of the ligamentous mass followed by an occipitocervical fusion procedure. One patient with circumferential CMJ compression underwent a posterior decompression and occipitocervical fusion. Histopathological examination of the mass showed hypertrophic degenerative fibrocartilage. Early postoperative neurological improvement was noted in all patients. The follow-up period ranged from 4 to 19 months. At the end of the follow-up period, four patients experienced neurological improvement. One patient died 3 weeks postsurgery of pulmonary complications. CONCLUSIONS The osseous elements of the occipitoatlantoaxial complex are not directly affected by FD. The ligamentous structures of the odontoid process, however, are exposed to significantly altered biomechanics resulting from fusion of the subaxial cervical spine associated with FD. Stress-induced compensatory ligamentous hypertrophic changes at the craniovertebral junction cause CMJ compression and subsequent neurological deterioration. This previously undescribed entity should be considered in patients with FD or DISH who present with progressive quadriparesis. Transoral decompression and posterior fusion are often needed in patients with large masses and severe progressive neurological deficits. Selected patients with smaller masses and milder neurological symptoms may be treated with posterior fusion alone.
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