TY  - JOUR
T1  - Giant Calcified Thoracic Disc Herniation in a ChildA Case Report and Review of the Literature
AU  - Wu, Xiao-Dong
AU  - Chen, Hua-Jiang
AU  - Yuan, Wen
AU  - Tsai, Nicholas
AU  - Wang, Xin-Wei
AU  - Zhou, Xu-Hui
AU  - Li, Hua
AU  - Sheng, Xiao-Long
AU  - Xu, Sheng-Ming
Y1  - 2010/08/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.I.01652
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 1992
EP  - 1996
VL  - 92
IS  - 10
N2  - 
Calcified thoracic disc herniation in childhood is a rare disease, and it differs from calcified thoracic disc herniation in adults in several respects, including the natural history, clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis1,2. Herniation of a calcified disc occasionally leads to acute nerve-root or spinal cord compression. Conservative treatment has been recommended for the majority of patients, even those with mild neurological deficits, since spontaneous resorption of the calcified lesion can be expected1,3-8. In other rare cases, giant herniation of the disc may cause intractable pain and a progressive neurological deficit, which has been an indication for surgical treatment1,5,6,8. We report the case of a child with giant herniation of an intervertebral disc calcification in the thoracic spine and present a literature review. The parents of the patient were informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication, and they consented.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.01652
ER  -