@article{ref1,
title="Marfan syndrome with back pain secondary to pedicular attenuation. A case report",
journal="Spine",
year="1995",
author="Duncan, R. W. and Esses, S.",
volume="20",
number="10",
pages="1197-1198",
abstract="STUDY DESIGN: This is a report of a 31-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome with severe back pain secondary to pedicle fractures of the lumbar spine resulting from attenuation of the pedicles. OBJECTIVES: To report and discuss a case of Marfan syndrome. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The authors report the clinical course of a patient with Marfan syndrome and pedicle fractures secondary to thinning of the pedicles. METHODS: After initial diagnosis of Marfan syndrome was confirmed, radiologic techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging and bone scan, were used to evaluate any abnormalities of the lumbar spine. RESULTS: The patient was treated with pain medications and activity modification, which allowed for no marked improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Thinning and possible fracturing of the pedicles should be considered as an etiology of back pain in the patient with Marfan syndrome.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0362-2436",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}