Surgical Management of Intracanal Rib Head Dislocation in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Dystrophic Kyphoscoliosis: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

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Preoperative whole spine AP and lateral X-ray (a). Preoperative CT (b) and axial T2 MRI (c) demonstrating the right 6th rib head intracanal dislocation and cord impingement. (d) Preoperative sagittal T2 MRI views demonstrating the rib head cord impingement and the flattening adjacent to the acute kyphosis (white arrow). Whole spine AP and lateral (e) X-rays 2 years postoperatively.

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