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9420092

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
This 32-year-old man had undergone C3-7 laminectomy for posttraumatic cervical myelopathy associated with spinal canal stenosis. He developed recurrent myelopathy 5 years after the initial operation. Dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the cervical spine demonstrated spinal cord compression with diffuse canal stenosis while the neck was in the extended position, whereas no significant stenosis was visualized in the neutral position. Sagittal and axial MR images of the affected levels demonstrated striking changes in the cervical spinal cord configuration. Because of an associated hard osteophyte formation and protruded disc, as well as a hypertrophied posterior longitudinal ligament, an anterior decompression and fusion with plate fixation were performed from C-4 to C-7. The postoperative course was uneventful, with subsequent neurological improvement. It is concluded that dynamic MR imaging aids the search for the cause of recurrent postlaminectomy cervical myelopathy after initial improvement following decompressive surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Postlaminectomy cervical spinal cord compression demonstrated by dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports