Thoracic Spine Deformity Post Tetanus: A Case Report of Tetanus Post Circumcision
Journal Title: International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Research Studies - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Tetanus is caused by clostridium tetani bacteria through skin breach. The tetanus is characterized by tonic contraction and muscle spasm which can cause vertebral fracture in some patients.we are reporting a young male patient who after ring circumcision technique had tetanus complicated into thoracic vertebral fracture with severe kyphotic deformity and lower limb functional impairment.The surgical management was performed in two stages: First stage consisted of Shwab 2 osteotomy, pedicle screws and rod fixation with good result for deformity correction.The second stage of surgery involved left transpedicularT6 and T5 corpectomies (Shwab 3 osteotomy) plus interbody titanium cage fixation which provided good spinal cord decompression.Tetanus is still a major complication of circumcision, tetanus complication may be devastating Early surgical deformity correction and spinal cord decompression provide favorable neurological and functional outcome for patients with spine deformity post tetanus. The Patient was able to walk with crutches 3 months post-surgery
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Eric SHINGIRO, Jean Luck MWIZERWA, David HAKIZIMANA
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- EP ID EP733615
- DOI 10.47191/ijmscrs/v2-i10-10
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