A Rare Cause of Acute Paraplegia: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine can rarely cause acute paraplegia in young patients. A 30-year-old male patient presented to our physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic with back pain and bilateral lower extremity weakness for 2 weeks. The patient had no history of trauma. In magnet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi |
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http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-cause-of-acute-paraplegia-aneurysmal-bone-c/32022
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| Summary: | Aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine can rarely cause acute paraplegia in young patients. A 30-year-old male patient presented to our physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic with back pain and bilateral lower extremity weakness for 2 weeks. The patient had no history of trauma. In magnetic resonance imaging, the cystic lesions were determined which destructive, contain internal septations and have multiple fluid-fluid levels at the T5-T6 level. The aneurysmal bone cyst was shown by histopathology. Complete resection to the cystic lesion and posterior segmental instrumentation at T2-T7 level were performed. In the control examination performed 6 months later, lower extremity muscle strength was complete and no recurrence was detected. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-2653 2147-2653 |