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Surgical management of lumbar neuropathic spinal arthropathy (Charcot joint) after traumatic thoracic paraplegia: report of two cases. J Spinal Disord 1995 Oct;8(5):357-62

Date

10/01/1995

Pubmed ID

8563155

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028871731 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   24 Citations

Abstract

Two cases of successful surgical treatment of neuropathic spinal arthropathy (Charcot joint) are reported. Each patient was first seen several years after traumatic paraplegia. One patient had progressive kyphosis and the other had severe pain. Symptoms were relieved in both patients after interbody fusion and posterior fixation by using the lateral extracavitary approach to the spine. Both patients remain symptom free several years after the surgery. Fusion should be performed in symptomatic patients with neuropathic spinal arthropathy: this can be combined with posterior fixation in a single stage by using the lateral extra-cavitary approach.

Author List

Arnold PM, Baek PN, Stillerman CB, Rice SG, Mueller WM

Author

Wade M. Mueller MD Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Arthropathy, Neurogenic
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Paraplegia
Radiography
Spinal Fusion
Thoracic Vertebrae