Radiculopathies caused by spontaneous pneumorrachis: Two case reports and review of literature

Hanene Lassoued Ferjani; Lobna Ben Ammar; Dhia Kaffel; Kaouther Maatallah; Wafa Triki; Dorra Ben Nessib; Wafa Hamdi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5061

Radiculopathies caused by spontaneous pneumorrachis: Two case reports and review of literature

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Nov 9;9(11):e05061. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5061. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

Hanene Lassoued Ferjani^{1

2

3}, Lobna Ben Ammar¹, Dhia Kaffel^{1

2

3}, Kaouther Maatallah^{1

2

3}, Wafa Triki^{1

2

3}, Dorra Ben Nessib^{1

2

3}, Wafa Hamdi^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology Mohammed Kassab National Institute of Orthopaedics Mannouba Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine of Tunis University Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.
³ Research Unit UR17SP04 Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Pneumorarchis is a rare condition of low back pain. It is usually asymptomatic and secondary to trauma. Spontaneous pneumorrachis is scarce.

Keywords: gas‐containing herniation; intraspinal gas; lumbar nerve root compression; pneumorrachis; radiculopathy; vacuum phenomenon.

Publication types

Case Reports