Spinal cord impingement by a displaced rib in scoliosis due to neurofibromatosis.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis is often associated with a dysplastic progressive scoliosis.1,2 Enlargement of the neural foramina by erosion of adjacent neurfibromas occasionally predisposes to the adjacent attached rib entering the spinal canal.3,4,5,6,7,8 We describe such a case in which partial rib excision and later posterior spinal fusion resulted in complete recovery.