We report two cases of Charcot spine: one case due to traumatic paraplegia, and other due to tabes dorsalis.
Case 1 was a 50-year-old man who had been treated for tabes dolsalis since January 1986. He noticed only low back pain in November. The diagnosis of Charcot spine was made by the characteristic X-P findings of L2, 5 and his past history. He was treated with corset and his lumbar spine was reconstructed in May 1988.
Case 2 was a 45-year-old man who had paraplegia below T10 due to a T11-T12 dislocation scince 1964. He complained of an increasing lumbar deformity and abnormal crepitation with movement in November, 1986. He was treated with Harrington compression rod and posterior fusion from L2-L4. Two years later, the fusion between L2-3 progressed to almost complete healing.