Post-traumatic arachnoiditis ossificans of the thoracic spine. A case report with literature review

Ahmed El Mostarchid *, Lahkim Mohamed, Gazzaz Miloudi and El Fenni Jamal

Department of Mohamed V Military Teaching Hospital, Ibn-Sina Mohammed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(03), 2751–2753
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.3.2930
 
Publication history: 
Received on 11 August 2024; revised on 24 September 2024; accepted on 26 September 2024
 
Abstract: 
Background: Post-traumatic thoracic arachnoiditis ossificans (AO) is extremely rare in clinical practice. The lesion is a rare pathological entity usually confined to the thoracic and high lumbar regions that can cause progressive spinal cord myelopathy.
The aim: To report a case of AO and to report briefly the literature.
Case report: A case of posttraumatic AO secondary to lumbar fixation and decompression surgery for unstable thoracic fractures is reported.
Conclusion: A thoracic computed tomography scan is the best investigation of the diagnosis of arachnoiditis ossificans. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord and potential coexisting pathology make both necessary.
 
Keywords: 
Post-traumatic; Thoracic spinal cord injury; Computed tomography; Calcification; arachnoiditis ossificans
 
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