Unilateral contiguous two level thoracic ossified hypertrophied facet joints with compressive myelopathy

Ossified hypertrophy of the facet joints in the thoracic region is very uncommon. We present a rare case of thoracic unilateral ossified hypertrophied facet joints with compressive myelopathy in a patient with scoliosis. The diagnosis is made with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging s...

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Main Authors: Amit Kumar Thotakura, Mohana Rao Patibandla, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Nageswara Rao Marabathina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.102616