PMID: 11913580Mar 27, 2002Paper

Lumbar spinal stenosis causing congenital clubfoot

Journal of Child Neurology
Yu-tze NgIan J Butler

Abstract

Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis is believed to rarely cause neurologic symptoms during childhood. We present a 16-year-old boy with bilateral congenital clubfeet surgically corrected by tendo Achillis releases at 2 years of age who presented with progressive, bilateral footdrop. Magnetic resonance imaging of his lumbosacral spine showed severe spinal stenosis at the L3-5 vertebrae. Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis is probably an under-recognized cause of lower extremity neurologic abnormalities, including clubfoot deformity. Magnetic resonance imaging has made this eminently treatable disorder easier to recognize.

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Feb 14, 2012·Foot and Ankle Surgery : Official Journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons·Iris SchleicherJens Kordelle
Mar 27, 2007·Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique·A MonsiaC Aguéhoundé

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