Abstract
Intraspinal cystic lesions with different pathogeneses have been reported to cause neurological deficits; however, no one has focused on the intraspinal extradural cysts that develop after osteoporotic compression fracture. The reported case features a 66-year-old woman presenting with progressive neurological deficit, back pain, and no history of additional trauma after undergoing conservative treatment for an osteoporotic fracture of L-1. The authors present serial radiographs and MR images demonstrating an epidural cyst successfully treated via a single posterior approach. This appears to be the first such case reported in the literature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-137 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Extradural cyst
- Neurological deficit
- Osteoporotic compression fracture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology