Posterior circumferential decompression for late onset paraparesis caused by kyphotic deformity due to infantile tuberculosis - Case report

Takashi Asazuma; Yoshiaki Toyama; Nobumasa Suzuki; Yoshikazu Fujimura

doi:10.2176/nmc.44.554

Posterior circumferential decompression for late onset paraparesis caused by kyphotic deformity due to infantile tuberculosis - Case report

Takashi Asazuma, Yoshiaki Toyama, Nobumasa Suzuki, Yoshikazu Fujimura

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Abstract

A 46-year-old male presented with late onset of paraparesis caused by kyphotic deformity due to infantile tuberculosis. A posterior circumferential decompression was performed from the sixth thoracic to the eighth thoracic levels. His neurological status improved with no evidence of kyphosis progression at the last follow up (2 years 5 months postoperatively). The paraparesis was caused by bony compression following increasing kyphosis above and below the block vertebrae due to growth. Posterior circumferential decompression is a less invasive surgical intervention for this condition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	554-557
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Volume	44
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.44.554
Publication status	Published - 2004 Oct

Keywords

Circumferential decompression
Paraparesis
Thoracic kyphosis
Tuberculous spine

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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