Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature

Post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebra was first described in 1895 by the German surgeon Hermann Kummell. This disease characterized by the development of kyphotic deformity in the spine was identified prior to the emergence of radiography. The most widely accepted hypothetical pathophysiology...

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Main Author: Birol Özkal
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Published: Van Yuzuncu Yil University, School of Medicine 2020-08-01
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description Post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebra was first described in 1895 by the German surgeon Hermann Kummell. This disease characterized by the development of kyphotic deformity in the spine was identified prior to the emergence of radiography. The most widely accepted hypothetical pathophysiology is avascular osteonecrosis. Affected vertebrae is usually seen in the thoracolumbar region extending from T8 to L2. This disease is seen rare in the lumbosacral region. The primary aims of surgical treatment of Kummell's disease are neural decompression, stabilization and normal sagital balance of the spinal column. It can be treated by anterior reconstriction, posterior stabilisation, kifoplasty ve vertebroplasty. In this report, We review the clinical features and the diagnostic tools of Kummell's disease and also treatment options accompanied by a case report with kummel disease in L5 spine.
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spelling doaj.art-248ab327736a4c23922b4441e56e47682023-12-03T08:39:31ZengVan Yuzuncu Yil University, School of MedicineVan Tıp Dergisi2587-03512020-08-0127336236610.5505/vtd.2020.92668VTD-92668Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The LiteratureBirol Özkal0Department. of Neurosurgery, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University School of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyPost-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebra was first described in 1895 by the German surgeon Hermann Kummell. This disease characterized by the development of kyphotic deformity in the spine was identified prior to the emergence of radiography. The most widely accepted hypothetical pathophysiology is avascular osteonecrosis. Affected vertebrae is usually seen in the thoracolumbar region extending from T8 to L2. This disease is seen rare in the lumbosacral region. The primary aims of surgical treatment of Kummell's disease are neural decompression, stabilization and normal sagital balance of the spinal column. It can be treated by anterior reconstriction, posterior stabilisation, kifoplasty ve vertebroplasty. In this report, We review the clinical features and the diagnostic tools of Kummell's disease and also treatment options accompanied by a case report with kummel disease in L5 spine.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=vtd&un=VTD-92668osteonecrosiskummell's diseaselumbosacral region
spellingShingle Birol Özkal
Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
Van Tıp Dergisi
osteonecrosis
kummell's disease
lumbosacral region
title Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
title_full Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
title_fullStr Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
title_full_unstemmed Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
title_short Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell's Disease Case Report and Review Of The Literature
title_sort osteonecrosis of a vertebral body kummell s disease case report and review of the literature
topic osteonecrosis
kummell's disease
lumbosacral region
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=vtd&un=VTD-92668
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