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Case Reports
. 1999 Oct 15;24(20):2109-10.
doi: 10.1097/00007632-199910150-00008.

Solitary exostosis of the thoracic spine. Early diagnosis and treatment

M Javadpour  1 , D G Hughes, C G West
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Case Reports

Solitary exostosis of the thoracic spine. Early diagnosis and treatment

M Javadpour et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). .

Abstract

Study design: A case report.

Objective: To highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of vertebral exostosis.

Summary of background data: Few cases of spinal cord compression caused by solitary thoracic exostoses have been reported.

Method: A solitary exostosis in the midline of the neural arch of the fifth thoracic vertebra, causing compression of the spinal cord documented on both magnetic resonance and computed tomographic examinations, is reported in a 51-year-old woman who had normal findings in a neurologic examination.

Results: The exostosis was successfully excised.

Conclusion: Accurate preoperative diagnosis of vertebral exostoses is possible using magnetic resonance and computed tomography. Early excision avoids the development of a permanent neurologic deficit.

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