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Thoracic myelopathy is not the disorder which is frequently encountered in the clinic. Recently, we experienced three interesting cases of this disorder. Gait disturbance and numbness of the lower limbs are the main symptoms in three cases.
Case 1: 67 year-old male had thoracic myelopathy caused by anterior slipping of C7 (degenerative spondylolisthesis) with spondylosic changes in C5-T1. Excellent result was obtained by laminectomy.
Case 2: 24 year-old female had severe thoracic myelopathy with large osteophytes at T3-4 thoracic spondylosis presumably based on thoracic scoliosis.
Case 3: 52 year-old male had symptoms and signs quite likely to extra-dural hematoma at T7. However, surgical exposure revealed no hematoma. After the operation symptoms were improved.
