CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS AND SPINAL STENOSIS IN THE ADULT ACONDRAPLASIC PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2011, Vol 22, Issue 4
Abstract
Achondroplasia, the most common cause of skeletal dysplasia, is an autosomal-dominant inherited dwarfism syndrome. Patients that have together developmental spinal stenosis and thoracolumbar kyphosis may shown severe stenotic symptoms. The aim of this study is to present thirtyseven year-old achondroplasic patient and discuss its management and outcome.
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Alpaslan ŞENKÖYLÜ, Ahmet ALANAY, Murat ZİNNUROĞLU, Mehmet Ali DEVECİ, Necdet ALTUN
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