J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1990 Jan;19(1):131-135.
Cervical Cord Injury Associated with Osteochondroma Involving Cervical Lamina: Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- 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.