Paraplegia following post-traumatic thoracic spinal stenosis: a case report
Farooq, M.T.; Chao, T.; Bennett, M.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 77(1): 84-85
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9993 PMID: 8554481 Document Number: 464713
Compromise of the spinal canal and its neural elements is a well-recognized pathological entity affecting the lumbar or cervical spine. Thoracic stenosis in the absence of a generalized rheumatological, orthopedic, or metabolic disorder is rare. The authors report a case of progressive thoracic myelopathy leading to paraplegia following severe thoracic spinal stenosis secondary to post-traumatic hypertrophy of thoracic laminae and ossification of the ligamentum flavum and posterior longitudinal ligament.