Use of expandable corpectomy trial and cage for reduction of neurofibromatosis associated cervical swan neck deformity

Use of expandable corpectomy trial and cage for reduction of neurofibromatosis associated cervical swan neck deformity

Originally recognized by German pathologist Frederick von Recklinghausen in 1882, neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disease generated from pathogenic mutation in the NF gene on chromosome 17q11.2 that affects approximately 1 in 3,000. The incidence of cervical spine abnormality...

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Main Authors: CPT Michael W Patt, CPT Kyle S Ardavanis, LTC Daniel G Kang, MAJ Daniel J Coughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Cervical swan neck deformity
Cervical kyphosis
Myelopathy
Expandable corpectomy cage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751923000439

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