TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sarcoidosis of the SpineA Report of Five Cases and a Review of the Literature
AU  - Boyaci, Bilal
AU  - Hornicek, Francis
AU  - Rosenthal, Daniel
AU  - Mankin, Henry
AU  - Pedlow, Jr. ,Frank X.
AU  - Carrier, Charles
AU  - Harms, Jurgen
AU  - Rosenberg, Andrew
AU  - Schwab, Joseph
Y1  - 2012/04/04
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.K.00062
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - e42 1
EP  - 5
VL  - 94
IS  - 7
N2  - 

      Sarcoidosis, also called Morbus Boeck disease, is a potentially systemic disease defined by noncaseating granulomatous inflammation of uncertain etiology1. The natural history of sarcoidosis is unpredictable as it can involve one or multiple organ systems and it can be progressive or resolve spontaneously. While sarcoidosis has been described as affecting most organ systems, the lungs are involved in >90% of cases2. Skeletal involvement is much less frequent; the prevalence has been reported to range from <1% to 13%2,3. The small bones of the hands and feet are most often involved, whereas spinal disease is rare4. Most patients with spinal sarcoidosis present with axial pain that resolves either on its own or after the administration of corticosteroids. However, pathologic fractures have been reported with associated neurologic sequelae5,6.
    

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00062
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00062
ER  -