Charcot Arthropathy of the Lumbosacral Spine Mimicking a Vertebral Tumor after Spinal Cord Injury |
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| Authors: | Soo-Bum Son Sun-Ho Lee Eun-Sang Kim Whan Eoh |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.;2.School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Charcot spinal arthropathy is a rare, progressive type of vertebral joint degeneration that occurs in the setting of any preexisting condition characterized by decreased afferent innervation to the extent that normal protective joint sensation in the vertebral column is impaired. The authors report on a case of Charcot arthropathy of the lower lumbar spine mimicking a spinal tumor following cervical cord injury. |
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| Keywords: | Charcot arthropathy Spinal cord injury Sacrum |
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