Christopher I. Shaffrey


October 2010, Volume 19, Issue 11, pp 1812 - 1814 Grand Rounds Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-010-1532-5

First Online: 27 August 2010

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An expert comment is provided for the case of an 18-year-old male achondroplastic patient with a severe thoracolumbar kyphosis and spinal stenosis managed with a five level hemilaminotomy, a decancellation osteotomy of the three apical vertebrae and circumferential fusion. A review incidence, presenting symptoms and treatment options for thoracolumbar kyphosis in adults with achondroplasia, is provided.


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