Giant Calcified Thoracic Disc Herniation in a Child by Xiao-Dong Wu, Hua-Jiang Chen, Wen Yuan, Nicholas Tsai, Xin-Wei Wang, Xu- Hui Zhou, Hua Li, Xiao-Long Sheng, and Sheng-Ming Xu J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 92(10): August 18, 2010 ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Computed tomographic sagittal reconstruction demonstrating a calcified thoracic disc herniation at the T2-T3 level. Xiao-Dong Wu et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial computed tomographic scan demonstrating that the prolapsed calcification located eccentrically occupies over half of the spinal canal space and extends beyond the midline. Xiao-Dong Wu et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
A T2-weighted sagittal magnetic resonance image demonstrates marked compression of the dural sac and spinal cord due to a large extradural mass of very low signal intensity at the T2-T3 level. Xiao-Dong Wu et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Axial computed tomographic scan, made at the six-month follow-up evaluation, demonstrating complete resolution of the calcification in the spinal canal, with mild resorption of the calcification within the intervertebral disc. Xiao-Dong Wu et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Computed tomographic sagittal reconstruction, made at the fourteen-month follow-up examination, demonstrating complete resolution of the calcification within the intervertebral disc. Xiao-Dong Wu et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92: ©2010 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.