Segmental spinal dysgenesis: a report of early surgical intervention and outcome in a 14-month-old child

Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Feb;33(2):381-384. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3224-x. Epub 2016 Sep 9.

Abstract

Segmental spinal dysgenesis is a rare spinal deformity that is the result of failure of formation resulting in some cases spondyloptosis and neurological dysfunction usually at the thoracolumbar junction. There is little known concerning surgical intervention and timing in these patients. The goal of this case report is to present a case involving 14 months old diagnosed with segmental spinal dysgenesis with stenosis at the thoracolumbar junction soon after birth, treated with definitive posterior spinal fusion and subsequent follow-up.

Keywords: Segmental spinal dysgenesis; Spinal deformity; Thoracolumbar junction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / abnormalities
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nervous System Diseases / complications
  • Nervous System Diseases / surgery
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Spondylolisthesis / complications
  • Spondylolisthesis / diagnostic imaging
  • Spondylolisthesis / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome