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Rib displacement threatening the spinal cord in a scoliotic child with neurofibromatosis

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About 30% of children with neurofibromatosis are affected by scoliosis usually due to bony dysplasia and/or neurogenic tumors. We report the case of a scoliotic girl with type 1 neurofibromatosis presenting with a costovertebral dislocation at the apex of the spinal curvature.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Rouen University Hospital, France

    J. N. Dacher, M. Monroc, D. Eurin & P. Le Dosseur

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, France

    S. Zakine & J. Lechevallier

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  1. J. N. Dacher
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Dacher, J.N., Zakine, S., Monroc, M. et al. Rib displacement threatening the spinal cord in a scoliotic child with neurofibromatosis. Pediatr Radiol 25, 58–59 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020851

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