Two-level cervical disc arthroplasty in patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome: A case report and review of the literature
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is defined by multiple abnormal segments of the cervical spine with congenital synostosis of two or more cervical vertebrae. KFS patients who demonstrate progressive symptomatic instability and/or neurologic sequelae are traditionally managed with operative decompression...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Surgical neurology international 2020-10, Vol.11, p.322, Article 322 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is defined by multiple abnormal segments of the cervical spine with congenital synostosis of two or more cervical vertebrae. KFS patients who demonstrate progressive symptomatic instability and/or neurologic sequelae are traditionally managed with operative decompression and arthrodesis.
A 44-year-old female with chronic neck pain and radiculopathy and a C7-T1 KFS presented with adjacent segment degenerative disc disease at the C5-6 and C6-7 levels. She was successfully managed with a two-level cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA).
Patients with KFS and disease at two contiguous, adjacent levels (e.g., cervical disc disease) may be safely and effectively managed with two-level CDA. |
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ISSN: | 2229-5097 2152-7806 2152-7806 |
DOI: | 10.25259/SNI_587_2020 |