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Spinal cord compression revealing fluorosis

January 2008 | Joint, Bone, Spine | Hafsa C, Zaghouani H, Kriaa S, Salem R, Omezzine SJ, Golli M, Touzi M, Berguaoui N, Gannouni A. | 75(1):91-3.
1. Introduction Bone fluorosis due to high fluoride contents in water and soil is endemic in North Africa and India. Neurological complications are rare. They consist of nerve root or spinal cord compression by bony excrescences, which predominate at the cervical spine. We report a new case of spinal cord compression due to ossification of the posterior vertebral ligament in a patient with bone fluorosis. 2. Case-report This 49-year-old woman from southern Tunisia experienced increased diffic