Nerve.
2025 Apr;11(1):21-25. 10.21129/nerve.2025.00710.
Maigne Syndrome and Thoracolumbar Compression Fracture – An Overlooked Combination in Low Back Pain: A Case Report
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- KMID: 2567387
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.21129/nerve.2025.00710
Abstract
- Maigne syndrome, also known as thoracolumbar junction syndrome, is an underdiagnosed cause of low back pain that often involves superior cluneal nerve entrapment. This condition can overlap with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs), complicating the diagnosis. We report two cases of elderly female patients with OVCFs and persistent buttock pain due to cluneal nerve entrapment. Both patients showed significant pain relief after undergoing L1 corpectomy and posterior pedicle screw fixation, with numeric rating scale scores dropping from 8 to 1-3. Early recognition of Maigne syndrome can improve outcomes in patients with atypical pain presentations.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Pain Around the Posterior Iliac Crest of Thoracolumbar Origin
- Postural Reduction for the Compression Fracture of the Thoracolumbar Spines
- Thoracolumbar Paraspinal Myonecrosis after Aortic Dissection
- Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome Causing Pain around Posterior Iliac Crest: A Case Report
- Incidental diagnosis of multiple myeloma during the treatment of low back pain: A case report
