Fusion of Pedicular cleft using pedicle screw fixation -case report- (척추경 나사못을 이용하여 골유합을 얻은 척추경 단열-증례보고-)

김진수; 김기택; 석경수; 이정희; 이상훈; 어재형

Fusion of Pedicular cleft using pedicle screw fixation -case report-

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Abbr : J Kor Spine Sur
2008, 15(2), pp.106-110
Publisher : Korean Society Of Spine Surgery
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Orthopedic Surgery

김진수 ¹, 김기택 ², 석경수 ², 이정희 ², 이상훈 ², 어재형 ²

¹서울의료원
²경희의대

Candidate

ABSTRACT

There is a broad range of lumbar pedicular and neural arch anomalies, with spina bifida occulta and spondylolysis being especial-ly common. It is very rare for a pedicular cleft to be associated with contralateral spondylolysis in the same vertebral segment. Weobserved L4 spondylolisthesis, clefting of the left L4 hypertrophied pedicle associated with contralateral spondylolysis, and spinalstenosis on a radiographic study of the lumbar spine. Operative treatment was performed, with posterior decompression, partialremoval of the hypertrophied pedicle, posterior lumbar interbody fusion using a cage, and posterior instrumentation. The patient’sneurologic symptoms resolved after operative treatment. Fusion of the left pedicle cleft was observed on 6-month follow-up CT.We report one case of pedicular cleft fusion using pedicle screw fixation and present a review of the relevant literature.

KEYWORDS

Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis, Pedicular cleft, Pedicle screw.

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