Thoracic disk herniation and Scheuermann's disease

Eur Neurol. 1987;26(3):145-52. doi: 10.1159/000116327.

Abstract

The authors report 6 cases of thoracic disk herniations in patients with Scheuermann's disease. They underline the relationship between the neurological symptomatology and Scheuermann's disease by the herniation and evolution in their treatment by a new surgical approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / complications*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Scheuermann Disease / complications*
  • Scheuermann Disease / surgery
  • Thoracic Vertebrae