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. 1997 Jul;6(4):267–269. doi: 10.1007/BF01322449

Cervical laminar exostosis in multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis: Anterior stabilization and fusion technique for preventing instability

R Ergün 1,2,✉, A İ Ökten 1, E Beşkonakli 1, G Akdemir 1, Y Taskin 1
PMCID: PMC3454653  PMID: 9294751

Abstract

Multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis is a genetically transmitted disorder consisting of multiple projections of bone capped by cartilage, which are called exosloses. Spinal cord compression due to expansion of a laminar osteochondroma is rare but well recognized. Surgical decompression usually improves the patient's neurological status but, in cervical exostosis, postlaminectomy kyphosis and instability problems, especially in the high-risk adolescent group, form the most significant potential difficulties in the postoperative period. We report a case of cervical laminar exostosis that was treated by anterior stabilization and fusion and discuss the benefits of this technique.

Key words: Cervical exostosis, Osteochondroma, Postlaminectomy kyphosis, Stabilization

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