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11034889

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
An unusual case of lower thoracic disc herniation combined with shoulder pain is presented in this case report, A literature search showed that shoulder pain associated with a lower thoracic disc herniation has not yet been reported. An acromioplasty for chronic impingement syndrome was performed to relieve the patient's shoulder symptoms. An unsatisfactory outcome plus a progressive but incomplete paraplegia, prompted further investigation and this revealed a low thoracic herniation. The nucleotomy which followed afterwards lead to a rapid improvement of both the shoulder symptoms and the incomplete paraplegia. This case report shows that chronic shoulder pain may be caused or exacerbated by a thoracic disc herniation in the low thoracic spine. Therefore, prior to performing surgery for peripheral joint symptomatology, the possibility of a central sensitising trigger should be excluded by physical examination of neural tissue dynamics as well as any other necessary confirmatory investigations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1356-689X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Thoracic disc herniation: a diagnostic challenge.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Marburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports