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12610437

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
We describe the clinical and radiological features observed in four patients with neurofibromatosis-related scoliosis or kyphoscoliosis who developed rib penetration into the intervertebral foraminae. Rib penetration should be searched for on standard and elective x-rays in patients with moderate curvatures. The diagnosis can be confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of the spine. In case of major deviation, x-rays must be carefully examined, with an accurate search for spinal cord compression to avoid missing the diagnosis. Surgical treatment must consist in ablation of the posterior ends of the dislocated ribs associated with anterior and posterior fusion. It should be performed early to avoid the development of spinal cord compression.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0035-1040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Intraspinal rib penetration in four patients in neurofibromatosis vertebral deformities].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l'Enfant, Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, 26, avenue du Docteur-Arnold-Netter, 75571 Paris Cedex 12.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports