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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1990;19(1): 131-135. |
| Cervical Cord Injury Associated with Osteochondroma Involving Cervical Lamina: Case Report. |
| Sang Jin Kim, Youn Sang Sung, Jae Kyu Kang, Jong Oung Doh |
| Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Osteochondroma of long bone are common lesions : however spinal involvement may occur in 2.5% to 7% of all, and usually occurs from the neural arch of spinous process.
Neurological complications are rare, occurring in less than 1% of patients of them. The authors report a solitary osteochondroma occurring in the lamina of C5, causing spinal cord compression. |
| Key Words:
Osteochondroma; Cervical spine; Cervical cord injury |
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