Titre du document / Document title

Medial spinal aplasia : a rare manifestation of congenital paraplegia : report of six cases and review of the literature

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

CARSTENS C. ; SCHNEIDER E. ; LANG R. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

Stiftung Universitätsklin. Heidelberg, 6900 Heidelberg, ALLEMAGNE

Résumé / Abstract

Medial aplasia of the spine is a rarely recognized malformation characterized by isolated absence of spinal segments, with vertebrae present cranially and caudally. We analyzed six patients and the five cases described in the relevant literature. The extent of defect ranges from one to 11 segments and leads to spinal instability with resulting kyphosis. All patients have a thoracic or high lumbar level of paralysis and, in varying degrees, typical contractures of hips, knees, and feet. The differentiation between medial aplasia of the spine and the syndrome of caudal regression is discussed

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of pediatric orthopedics   ISSN 0271-6798   CODEN JPORDO 

Source / Source

1992, vol. 12, n^o4, pp. 485-489 (16 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Lippincott, Hagerstown, MD, ETATS-UNIS  (1981) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Paraplegia ; Congenital disease ; Nervous system diseases ; Aplasia ; Spine ; Disease of the spine ; Diseases of the osteoarticular system ; Child ; Differential diagnostic ; Bibliographic survey ; Case study ; Human ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Paraplégie ; Maladie congénitale ; Système nerveux pathologie ; Aplasie ; Rachis ; Rachis pathologie ; Système ostéoarticulaire pathologie ; Enfant ; Diagnostic différentiel ; Synthèse bibliographique ; Etude cas ; Homme ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Paraplejía ; Enfermedad congénita ; Sistema nervioso patología ; Aplasia ; Raquis ; Raquis patología ; Sistema osteoarticular patología ; Niño ; Diagnóstico diferencial ; Síntesis bibliográfica ; Estudio caso ; Hombre ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 19157, 35400002899806.0130