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A rare cervical spine abnormality associated with neurofibromatosis

Author(s) -

NRP Perera,

L N Senevirathna,

DS De Alwis,

SSL Perera

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

ceylon medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2386-1274

pISSN - 0009-0875

DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v51i4.1146

Subject(s) - medicine , medical journal , ceylon , family medicine , sri lanka , alternative medicine , medical science , public health , library science , medical education , pathology , socioeconomics , computer science , programming language , sociology , tanzania

Spinal abnormalities such as kyphoscoliosis and vertebral scalloping are frequent occurrences in type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1). We report this rare case of posterior displacement of C3 vertebral body into the spinal canal causing severe cord compression associated with neurofibromatosis in a 13-year old girl. She underwent anterior excision of C3 vertebral body, bone graft and fixation of C2- C4, with improvement of her symptoms.

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