Bent spine syndrome. Presentation of four cases and literature review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2019.84.4.924
Keywords: Camptocormia, spinal muscular atrophy, bent spine syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: The bent spine syndrome (BSS) or camptocornia is a cause of unstructured sagittal imbalance of difficult medical and surgical management.Objective: To describe the causes of BSS and how to approach its treatment.Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 4 cases of BSS treated at our center and review of the literature.Results: The 4 cases were women between 60 and 82 years of age, 3 due to an isolated atrophy of the paravertebral spinal erectorae musculature and 1 case due to an inflammatory myopathy.Conclusions: The prognosis of any BSS is poor, so the symptoms usually progress to irreversible difficulty to maintain upright posture.

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Author Biographies

Augusto Covaro, Hospital de Igualada, Barcelona, España Hospital Universitario Quiron-Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Cirujano adjunto Unidad Cirugia Columna. MD
Gemma Vilà-Canet, Hospital de Igualada, Barcelona, España Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Cirugía Traumatológica de la Columna Vertebral - Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Francesco Ciccolo, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Unidad de Cirugia de Columna, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Ana Garcia de Frutos, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España Hospital Vall de Hebrón, Barcelona, España
Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Unidad de Cirugia de Columna, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Sergi Rodriguez-Alabau, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Unidad de Cirugia de Columna, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Maite Ubierna-Garcés, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, España
Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Unidad de Cirugia de Columna, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Anna Isart Torruella, Institut Universitari Quirón-Dexeus, Barcelona, España
ICATME- Universitari Quirón-Dexeus, Unidad de Columna, Barcelona, España
David Cancer Castillo, Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus, Barcelona, España
Medico adjunto Unidad de Columna en Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus,Barcelona, EspañaInstitut Catalá de Traumatologia i Medicina de I´Esport (ICATME), Barcelona, España 
Enric Cáceres-Palou, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España Hospital Vall de Hebrón, Barcelona, España
Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Unidad de Cirugia de Columna, Institut Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, España

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Published
2019-11-12
How to Cite
Covaro, A., Vilà-Canet, G., Ciccolo, F., Garcia de Frutos, A., Rodriguez-Alabau, S., Ubierna-Garcés, M., Isart Torruella, A., Cancer Castillo, D., & Cáceres-Palou, E. (2019). Bent spine syndrome. Presentation of four cases and literature review. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 84(4), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2019.84.4.924
Issue
Vol 84 No 4 (2019)
Section
Case Presentations
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