Congenital Abnormality of the Spine
81Congenital Abnormality of the Spine Presentation A 41-year-old woman with known congenital abnormalities of the spine complained of lower extremity radiculopathy. She had decreased left S1 sensation and a tuft…
Plasmacytoma with Postembolization Swelling
57Plasmacytoma with Postembolization Swelling Presentation A 52-year-old man with new-onset atraumatic back pain was found to have a large T6-T7 vertebral body lesion causing significant cord compression. Following preoperative embolization,…
Postoperative Kyphosis
26Postoperative Kyphosis Presentation A 47-year-old woman underwent a previous C4 corpectomy for cervicomyeloradiculopathy. Her extant swan neck deformity and symptoms worsened postoperatively. Radiologic Findings Preoperatively, the patient had cervical stenosis…
Thoracic Osteomyelitis
71Thoracic Osteomyelitis Presentation A 60-year-old man had a history of abdominal surgery and subsequent peritonitis with resultant septicemia and thoracic osteomyelitis. He was left with disabling midthoracic pain and radiculopathy…
Spinal Tumor
65Spinal Tumor Asim Mahmood Presentation A 60-year-old woman had gait difficulty and back pain. On examination, her reflexes were brisk and she had lost proprioception. Her symptoms were worse at…
Pott’s Disease
72Pott’s Disease Presentation A 68-year-old woman had Pott’s disease as a child, and underwent several corrective lumbar procedures. She presented with progressive pain and gait and bowel/bladder dysfunction. Radiologic Findings…
Diastematomyelia
79Diastematomyelia Presentation A 59-year-old man presented with progressive kyphoscoliotic deformity of the thoracolumbar spine. He was neurologically intact. Further investigation found diastematomyelia. Radiologic Findings The patient’s T2-weighted sagittal and axial…
Arachnoid Cyst
83Arachnoid Cyst Presentation A 60-year-old man who had a previous thoracic laminectomy for resection of an arachnoid cyst continued to have progressive myelopathy. Radiologic Findings T2-weighted sagittal magnetic resonance imaging…
Osteoporosis
55Osteoporosis Presentation An 81-year-old woman fell from a standing position and developed intractable low back pain with radiculopathy. She was neurologically intact, but her pain increased with standing and walking….
Spinal Teratoma
80Spinal Teratoma Presentation A 38-year-old woman had urinary retention. Workup found a large sacral teratoma, and she underwent a subtotal resection, with some clinical improvement. She had further medical treatment…
