Surgical treatment of Charcot spine

J Spinal Disord Tech. 2007 Feb;20(1):85-8. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211245.29458.03.

Abstract

The authors report 4 cases of Charcot spine treated surgically. In the surgical treatment, combined anterior and posterior with extensive debridement, autogenous bone grafting, and posterior instrumentation is the main therapeutic modality. Some cases with mild bone destruction could be treated by posterior interbody fusion. For the unstable, symptomatic Charcot spine, surgical treatment can provide excellent results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthrography
  • Arthropathy, Neurogenic / etiology
  • Arthropathy, Neurogenic / physiopathology
  • Arthropathy, Neurogenic / surgery*
  • Back Pain / etiology
  • Back Pain / physiopathology
  • Back Pain / surgery
  • Bone Transplantation / methods
  • Debridement
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal Fixators / standards
  • Internal Fixators / trends
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Fusion / instrumentation
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Spinal Fusion / standards
  • Spine / diagnostic imaging
  • Spine / pathology
  • Spine / surgery*
  • Spondylarthritis / etiology
  • Spondylarthritis / physiopathology
  • Spondylarthritis / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery
  • Transplantation, Autologous / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / pathology
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / physiopathology
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / surgery