Massive Charcot spinal disease deformity in a patient presenting with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort. Case report

Frank S Bishop; Andrew T Dailey; Meic H Schmidt

doi:10.3171/2009.12.FOCUS09277

Massive Charcot spinal disease deformity in a patient presenting with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort. Case report

Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Mar;28(3):E17. doi: 10.3171/2009.12.FOCUS09277.

Authors

Frank S Bishop¹, Andrew T Dailey, Meic H Schmidt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences and Spine Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.

PMID: 20192662
DOI: 10.3171/2009.12.FOCUS09277

Abstract

Charcot spinal disease is a destructive degenerative process involving the vertebrae and surrounding discs, resulting from repetitive microtrauma in patients who have decreased joint protective mechanisms due to loss of deep pain and proprioceptive sensation. The typical presentation of the disease is back pain and progressive spinal instability and deformity. The authors report an unusual case of massive Charcot spinal disease deformity in a patient presenting with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Accidental Falls
Adult
Arthropathy, Neurogenic / diagnostic imaging
Arthropathy, Neurogenic / surgery*
Back Pain / etiology
Back Pain / surgery*
Cysts / diagnostic imaging
Cysts / etiology
Humans
Joint Instability / diagnostic imaging
Joint Instability / surgery*
Kyphosis / diagnostic imaging
Kyphosis / surgery*
Male
Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Retroperitoneal Space / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Injuries / complications
Spinal Cord Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology
Spinal Cord Injuries / surgery*
Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fractures / surgery
Spinal Fusion / methods
Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed