Spinal nerve root transection caused by spinal instability after osteoporotic vertebral collapse: A case report

J Orthop Sci. 2017 Mar;22(2):366-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Aug 29.

Authors

Shingo Fukumoto¹, Atsushi Nakano¹, Takuya Obo¹, Yoshiharu Nakaya¹, Takashi Fujishiro¹, Shu Adachi¹, Kenta Fujiwara¹, Ichiro Baba¹, Masashi Neo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan. Electronic address: neo@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp.

PMID: 26740430
DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2015.08.001

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Female
Fractures, Compression / complications*
Fractures, Compression / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Compression / physiopathology
Humans
Laminectomy / methods
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae / physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Osteoporosis / complications
Osteoporosis / diagnostic imaging
Osteoporotic Fractures / complications*
Osteoporotic Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Spinal Fractures / complications*
Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fusion / methods
Spinal Nerve Roots / diagnostic imaging*
Spinal Nerve Roots / injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods