Cord compression secondary to intradural ossification

Matthew Lawson-Smith; Alexander L Green; Peter J Teddy

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2005.02.020

Cord compression secondary to intradural ossification

J Clin Neurosci. 2006 Feb;13(2):272-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.02.020.

Authors

Matthew Lawson-Smith¹, Alexander L Green, Peter J Teddy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK.

PMID: 16503491
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.02.020

Abstract

The authors describe two patients presenting with a previous history of spinal trauma and a several-year history of sensory changes secondary to spinal cord compression. Both patients underwent laminectomy and spinal decompression operations. In both cases intradural bone causing neural compression was removed at operation. Potential mechanisms to explain intradural ossification and the relevant literature are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Decompression, Surgical
Dura Mater / pathology
Female
Humans
Laminectomy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Muscle Weakness / etiology
Neurologic Examination
Neurosurgical Procedures
Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*
Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology
Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery
Pain / etiology
Paresthesia / etiology
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
Spinal Injuries / complications