A Case Report on the Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis and Kyphosis Caused by Congenital Multiple Butterfly Vertebrae
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https://doi.org/10.53469/jcmp.2025.07(03).34Keywords:
Butterfly vertebrae, Spine, Scoliosis, DeformityAbstract
Case: A 14-year-old adolescent patient presented with recurrent chest and lower back pain. Over a year ago, a kyphosis and a scoliotic deformity resembling a knife-back were detected at the thoracolumbar junction. Further examination revealed a diagnosis of hemivertebrae formation in the thoracic vertebrae, scoliosis, and kyphosis in the thoracolumbar region, caused by a rare developmental anomaly of multiple butterfly vertebrae. After confirmation of the diagnosis, the patient underwent surgical treatment, and the condition was effectively alleviated.
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