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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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Cervical neurofibromatosis with quadriparesis: Management by fibular strut graft
Wichien Laohacharoensombat, Wiwat Wajanavisit, Patarawan Woratanarat
Department of Orthopaedics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Correspondence Address:
Wichien Laohacharoensombat
Department of Orthopaedics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400
Thailand
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.54968
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This is a case report of an eight-year old boy with neurofibromatosis and a 120º dystrophic kyphosis of the cervical spine. He presented with progressive quadriparesis caused by spondyloptosis of the C2/C3, and was successfully treated by skull traction and one-stage anterior fibular strut graft lying between the tubercle of the atlas through the C2 body slot and lower vertebrae. At seven years follow-up there was, loosening of lower vertebral screws which allowed growth and residual mobility of lower vertebral joints while the fusion of upper cervical spines was still solid. |
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