RIB DISPLACEMENT THREATENING THE SPINAL-CORD IN A SCOLIOTIC CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

Authors
DACHER JN ZAKINE S MONROC M EURIN D LECHEVALLIER J LEDOSSEUR P
Citation
Jn. Dacher et al., RIB DISPLACEMENT THREATENING THE SPINAL-CORD IN A SCOLIOTIC CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, Pediatric radiology, 25(1), 1995, pp. 58-59
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
58 - 59
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1995)25:1<58:RDTTSI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
About 30% of children with neurofibromatosis are affected by scoliosis usually due to bony dysplasia and/or neurogenic tumors. We report the case of a scoliotic girl with type 1 neurofibromatosis presenting wit h a costovertebral dislocation at the apex of the spinal curvature.