THE COMPLEX TREATMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE SPINE AND SPINAL CORD MALFORMATIONS

• Main Authors: S. V. Vissarionov, K. E. Golubev, S. M. Belyanchikov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics 2011-12-01
• Series: Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
• Subjects: врожденный порок развития позвоночника и спинного мозга; врожденный кифосколиоз; хирургическое лечение; congenital malformation of the spine and spinal cord; congenital kyphoscoliosis; surgical treatment
• Online Access: https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/view/202

Clinical case of the patient with the congenital deformation of thoracic and lumbar parts of the spine due to multiple congenital anomalies of vertebrae (disturbance of formation, fusion and segmentation), a terminale filum lipoma at the level of L5, tethered cord, rightside lower leg monoparesis. Multistage surgical treatment was performed: removing of intracanal deformity, correction and stabilization of the deformity at the thoracic and lumbar part of the spine. Patient was followed up during 2,5 years after the last step of the surgical operation. No evidence of recurrence or neurological deterioration were observed.