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Transient paraparesis after laminectomy for thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum
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YAMAZAKI M; KODA M; OKAWA A; AIBA A
SPINAL CORD , 2006, vol. 44, n° 2, p. 130-134 Doc n°: 123959 Localisation : Centre de Réadaptation de Lay St Christophe , en ligne Descripteurs : CD5 - PATHOLOGIE - RACHIS DORSAL ET CHARNIERE DORSO-LOMBAIRE Url : http://www.nature.com/sc/archive/index.html Objectives: To report a case with thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification of the ligamentum. Avum (OLF), in which postoperative paralysis occurred after laminectomy and was reversed after an additional posterior instrumented fusion. Setting: A University Hospital in Japan. Case report: A 71-year-old woman, with a spastic palsy of both lower extremities, had OPLL and OLF at T10-T11, which pinched the spinal cord anteriorly and posteriorly. She underwent a laminectomy at T10-T11, and no further neurological deterioration was seen immediately after surgery. Over the next 18 h, however, myelopathy worsened, showing severe paraparesis. An additional posterior instrumented fusion at T7-L1 was performed without correction of the kyphosis. After fusion, neurological deficits gradually recovered, despite the presence of residual anterior impingement of spinal cord by the OPLL. Conclusions: The present case provides evidence for the possibility that laminectomy alone produces postoperative paralysis for combined thoracic OPLL and OLF, and we recommend that a posterior instrumented fusion should be added when posterior decompression is performed for this disorder. Langue : ANGLAIS |
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