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Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in Thoracic Spine  

Kim, Eui-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kuh, Sung-Uk (Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Cho, Yong-Eun (Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Young-Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, Kwanghye Spine Center)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.37, no.4, 2005 , pp. 313-315 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 66 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for progressive weakness of both lower extremities since a month ago. Imaging study, based on plain X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance image revealed spinal stenosis owing to anterior slipping of T10/11 segment. Degenerative spondylolisthesis is common in the lumbar spine and rarely occurs in the cervical spine. But there was no report of degenerative spondylolisthesis in thoracic spine. The authors experienced a case of degenerative spondylolisthesis in the thoracic spine. And we achieved a satisfactory result with posterior decompressive laminectomy alone.
Keywords
Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Thoracic spine; Spinal stenosis;
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