Case Report

CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS AND SPINAL STENOSIS IN THE ADULT ACONDRAPLASIC PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

  • Alpaslan ŞENKÖYLÜ
  • Ahmet ALANAY
  • Murat ZİNNUROĞLU
  • Mehmet Ali DEVECİ
  • Necdet ALTUN

J Turk Spinal Surg 2011;22(4):307-314

Achondroplasia, the most common cause of skeletal dysplasia, is an autosomal-dominant inherited dwarfism syndrome. Patients that have together developmental spinal stenosis and thoracolumbar kyphosis may shown severe stenotic symptoms. The aim of this study is to present thirtyseven year-old achondroplasic patient and discuss its management and outcome.

Keywords: Achondroplasia, spinal stenosis, kyphosis