Paraplegia following post-traumatic thoracic spinal stenosis: a case report

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996 Jan;77(1):84-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9993(96)90226-9.

Abstract

Compromise of the spinal canal and its neural elements is a well-recognized pathological entity affecting the lumbar or cervical spine. Thoracic stenosis in the absence of a generalized rheumatological, orthopedic, or metabolic disorder is rare. The authors report a case of progressive thoracic myelopathy leading to paraplegia following severe thoracic spinal stenosis secondary to post-traumatic hypertrophy of thoracic laminae and ossification of the ligamentum flavum and posterior longitudinal ligament.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Adult
  • Atrophy
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy
  • Ligamentum Flavum / pathology
  • Male
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery
  • Paraplegia / etiology*
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*
  • Spinal Stenosis / etiology*
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery