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Thoracic myelopathy due to compression by the epidural tophus: a case report
K Yasuhara1, Y Tomita, A Takayama
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Journal of Spinal Disorders
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 60-year-old man with a 5-year history of gout underwent laminectomy for thoracic myelopathy. At operation, white chalky material in the epidural space was found to compress the spinal cord. Laboratory and histologic studies suggested that his myelopathy was caused by a gouty tophus.