Delayed Neurologic Deficit due to Foraminal Stenosis following Osteoporotic Late Collapse of a Lumbar Spine Vertebral Body

We report an 85-year-old woman with an L3 vertebral body fracture who presented with back pain, bilateral leg pain, and weakness after four months of conservative treatment. Because of unstable pseudoarthrosis, the L3 vertebral body collapsed in the standing position and the L3 nerve root was compre...

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Main Authors: Yu Sasaki, Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Yoshifumi Shibata, Masato Sonobe, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori, Koichi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/682075
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