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Skeletal Fluorosis With Thoracic Myelopathy: A Report of 2 Cases

Darshil Shah, Arjun Dhawale, Kshitij Chaudhary and Ajinkya Achalare
International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2021, 14 (s4) S89-S95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7170
Darshil Shah
Department of Orthopaedics, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Arjun Dhawale
Department of Orthopaedics, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Kshitij Chaudhary
Department of Orthopaedics, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Ajinkya Achalare
Department of Orthopaedics, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India
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    (A) Case 1: Preoperative radiograph of dorsal spine, anteroposterior and lateral. (B) Case 1: Sagittal and axial magnetic resonance image of thoraco-lumbar spine showing cord compression at T10–T11. (C) Case 1: Sagittal and axial computed tomogram with stenosis at T10–T11 (ossification marked with arrows). (D) Case 1: Intraoperative pictures showing calcification of interspinous ligaments (arrow) prior to decompression and adequate decompression after laminectomy (arrow). (E) Case 1: Postoperative radiograph of dorsal spine, anteroposterior and lateral.

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    (A) Case 2: Preoperative radiograph of dorsal spine, anteroposterior lateral. (B) Case 2: Sagittal and axial magnetic resonance image of thoraco-lumbar spine showing stenosis at T11–T12. (C) Case 2: Sagittal and parasagittal computed tomogram showing 3-column injury (arrows) and previous laminectomy; dotted arrow shows ossification of ligaments. (D) Case 2: Postoperative radiograph of thoraco-lumbar spine.

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Darshil Shah, Arjun Dhawale, Kshitij Chaudhary, Ajinkya Achalare
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