Upper Thoracic Spondyloptosis due to Pott's Disease: One-Stage Surgical Reduction of Spondyloptosis via Posterior Approach

To describe a rare case of spondyloptosis caused by spinal tuberculosis in the upper thoracic region. A 22-year-old female patient suddenly fell down because of lower extremity weakness. Spondyloptosis was observed, which developed following melting of the spine caused by tuberculosis. Successful re...

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Published inTurkish neurosurgery Vol. 33; no. 3; p. 520
Main Authors Mammadkhanli, Orkhan, Canbay, Suat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 01.01.2023
Subjects
Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Spondylolisthesis - surgery
Tuberculosis, Spinal - surgery
Young Adult
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Summary:To describe a rare case of spondyloptosis caused by spinal tuberculosis in the upper thoracic region. A 22-year-old female patient suddenly fell down because of lower extremity weakness. Spondyloptosis was observed, which developed following melting of the spine caused by tuberculosis. Successful reduction, spinal alignment, and stabilization of the spine were achieved following instrumentation with a long-segment screw and rod in a single-stage surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of spondyloptosis secondary to tuberculosis. This case report highlights the treatment of spinal tuberculosis and surgical deformity correction in a single-stage surgery.
ISSN:1019-5149
2651-5032
DOI:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40472-22.2