E-ISSN: 2147-5903
CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS AND SPINAL STENOSIS IN THE ADULT ACONDRAPLASIC PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
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VOLUME: 22 ISSUE: 4
P: 307-314
October 2011

CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS AND SPINAL STENOSIS IN THE ADULT ACONDRAPLASIC PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

J Turk Spinal Surg 2011;22(4):307-314
Alpaslan ŞENKÖYLÜ 1
Ahmet ALANAY 2
Murat ZİNNUROĞLU 3
Mehmet Ali DEVECİ 4
Necdet ALTUN 5
1. Doç. Dr., Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Uzman, Gazi Üniversitesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji A.D., Beşevler, Ankara
2. Prof. Dr., Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Uzman, Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji A.D., Şişli, İstanbul
3. Doç. Dr., Fizik Tedavi ve Rahabilitasyon Uzman, Gazi Üniversitesi Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon A.D., Beşevler, Ankara
4. Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Uzman, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji A.D., Balcal, Adana
5. Prof. Dr., Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Uzman, Gazi Üniversitesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji A.D., Beşevler, Ankara
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ABSTRACT

Achondroplasia, the most common cause of skeletal dysplasia, is an autosomal-dominant inherited dwarfism syndrome. Patients that have together developmental spinal stenosis and thoracolumbar kyphosis may shown severe stenotic symptoms. The aim of this study is to present thirtyseven year-old achondroplasic patient and discuss its management and outcome.

Keywords:
Achondroplasia, spinal stenosis, kyphosis