Bone fluorosis due to high water fluoride contents is endemic in North Africa. Neurological complications as spinal cord compression at dorsal level are rare and unusual. Its outcome depends on early diagnosis and surgical treatment. The authors report a new case of spinal cord compression due to ossification of the yellow vertebral ligament in a patient with previously unknown bone fluorosis.
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DOI | 10.11648/j.js.20140201.12 |
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Spinal Cord Compression, Fluorosis, Ossification of the Yellow Vertebral Ligament
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Kherfani Abdelhakim, Amri Khalil, Maatar Nidhal, Mestiri Mondher, Bouaziz Mouna, et al. (2014). Spinal Cord Compression Revealing Fluorosis. Journal of Surgery, 2(1), 4-6. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20140201.12
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Kherfani Abdelhakim; Amri Khalil; Maatar Nidhal; Mestiri Mondher; Bouaziz Mouna, et al. Spinal Cord Compression Revealing Fluorosis. J. Surg. 2014, 2(1), 4-6. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20140201.12
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Kherfani Abdelhakim, Amri Khalil, Maatar Nidhal, Mestiri Mondher, Bouaziz Mouna, et al. Spinal Cord Compression Revealing Fluorosis. J Surg. 2014;2(1):4-6. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20140201.12
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