Extradural cyst causing spinal cord compression in osteoporotic compression fracture Case report

Jung Hee Lee, Ki Tack Kim, Kyung Soo Suk, Sang Hun Lee, Bi O. Jeong, Hyun Seok Oh, Chul Hee Lee, Myung Seo Kim

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Abstract

Intraspinal cystic lesions with different pathogeneses have been reported to cause neurological deficits; however, no one has focused on the intraspinal extradural cysts that develop after osteoporotic compression fracture. The reported case features a 66-year-old woman presenting with progressive neurological deficit, back pain, and no history of additional trauma after undergoing conservative treatment for an osteoporotic fracture of L-1. The authors present serial radiographs and MR images demonstrating an epidural cyst successfully treated via a single posterior approach. This appears to be the first such case reported in the literature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)133-137
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Extradural cyst
  • Neurological deficit
  • Osteoporotic compression fracture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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