[Spinal cord compression caused by dorsal disk hernia. Complication of Scheuermann's disease]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1986;142(2):154-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Association of Scheuermann's disease with a thoracic herniated disc compressing the spinal cord is rare but is clearly demonstrated in the case reported here. This confirms the non-fortuitous nature of this association also suggested by the analysis of published cases. The interest of spinal cord angiography and of surgery through a postero-lateral approach are emphasized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnostic imaging
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Scheuermann Disease / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae