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Multilevel Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease with Instability
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Butterfly vertebra with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation
Hyung-Lea Cho1, Jin-Sung Kim, Sung Suk Paeng
1Department of Neurosurgery, Dongrae Wooridul Spine Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine
|August 9, 2011
Summary
A rare butterfly vertebra (a spinal fusion defect) was found to cause symptomatic radiculopathy when overlapping with disc herniation. This novel case highlights a potential cause of nerve pain in patients with this congenital anomaly.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Neurology
- Developmental Biology
Background:
- Butterfly vertebra is a rare congenital spinal anomaly characterized by a sagittal cleft.
- It is typically asymptomatic and often discovered as an incidental finding.
- Associated conditions include Pfeiffer, Crouzon, Jarcho-Levin, and Alagille syndromes.
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