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Charcot Spine Treated Using a Single Staged Posterolateral Costotransversectomy Approach in a Patient with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

  • Kim, Tae-Woo (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Seo, Eun-Min (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Jung-Taek (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwak, Byung-Chan (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.04.06
  • Accepted : 2013.12.06
  • Published : 2013.12.28
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Abstract

Charcot spine is a progressive and destructive process that affects the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, and posterior facets. It is the result from repetitive microtrauma in patients who have decreased joint protective mechanisms due to loss of deep pain and proprioceptive sensation, typically because of spinal cord injury. The objective of the study is to report an unusual case of Charcot spine, as a late complication of traumatic spinal cord injury, treated by a circumferential arthrodesis performed with a single staged posterolateral costotransversectomy approach.

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