Massive Charcot spinal disease deformity in a patient presenting with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort. Case
Frank S Bishop1, Andrew T Dailey, Meic H Schmidt
1Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences and Spine Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
Abstract:
Charcot spinal disease is a destructive degenerative process involving the vertebrae and surrounding discs, resulting from repetitive microtrauma in patients who have decreased joint protective mechanisms due to loss of deep pain and proprioceptive sensation. The typical presentation of the disease is back pain and progressive spinal instability and deformity. The authors report an unusual case of massive Charcot spinal disease deformity in a patient presenting with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort.
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