Hip Flexion Contracture Caused by an Intraspinal Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spine

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Hip Flexion Contracture Caused by an Intraspinal Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spine

Sina Pourtaheri, MD; Arash Emami, MD; Tyler Stewart, BS; Ki Hwang, MD; Kimona Issa, MD; Steven F. Harwin, MD; Michael A. Mont, MD

• Orthopedics
• April 2014 - Volume 37 · Issue 4: e398-e402
• DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140401-64

	Large posterior mass in the lumbar spine Orthopedics — April 2014 Hip Flexion Contracture Caused by an Intraspinal Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spine — by Sina Pourtaheri, MD; et al. This article reports a rare intraspinal lumbar osteochondroma that compressed the thecal sac, resulting in a hip flexion contracture in an 11-year-old boy. Read more