Migrated Disc at Cervicothoracic Junction Presenting as Acute Paraplegia.

Migrated Disc at Cervicothoracic Junction Presenting as Acute Paraplegia. Asian Spine J. 2015 Jun;9(3):449-51 Authors: Mahore A, Agarwal M, Ramdasi R, Tikeykar V Abstract Herein, we report on an inferior migration of an intervertebral disc C6-7 to the cervicothoracic junction manifesting as acute paraplegia. The patient showed a remarkable recovery after the surgery. The diagnostic dilemma and management difficulties of such an entity are briefly discussed. PMID: 26097662 [PubMed]

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Source: Asian Spine Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research

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