Osteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell’s Disease Case Report and Review of The Literature

dc.contributor.authorÖzkal, Birol
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:01:35Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPost-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebra was firstdescribed in 1895 by the German surgeon HermannKummell. This disease characterized by the developmentof kyphotic deformity in the spine was identified prior tothe emergence of radiography. The most widely acceptedhypothetical pathophysiology is avascular osteonecrosis.Affected vertebrae is usually seen in the thoracolumbarregion extending from T8 to L2. This disease is seen rarein the lumbosacral region. The primary aims of surgicaltreatment of Kummell’s disease are neuraldecompression, stabilization and normal sagital balanceof the spinal column. It can be treated by anteriorreconstriction, posterior stabilisation, kifoplasty vevertebroplasty. In this report, We review the clinicalfeatures and the diagnostic tools of Kummell’s diseaseand also treatment options accompanied by a case reportwith kummel disease in L5 spine.
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/vtd.2020.92668
dc.identifier.endpage366
dc.identifier.issn1300-2694
dc.identifier.issn2587-0351
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage362
dc.identifier.trdizinid381264
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/381264
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/vtd.2020.92668
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4456
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofVan Tıp Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR-Dizin_20260121
dc.subjectGenel ve Dahili Tıp,Ortopedi
dc.titleOsteonecrosis of A Vertebral Body: Kummell’s Disease Case Report and Review of The Literature
dc.typeArticle

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