This case report describes the first implantation of an expandable cage into the lumbar spine of a 2-year-old boy. Due to incomplete remission of a teratoma, it was necessary to replace the second lumbar vertebral body with an expandable cage implantation and subsequent dorsoventral stabilization. During the follow-up period with annual x-ray examinations, a loss of correction without increased pain or neurological deficits could be shown in the now 9-year-old boy.
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Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Childrens Mem Hosp, Div Gen Acad Pediat, Diagnost & Consultat Serv, Chicago, IL 60614 USANorthwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Evanston, IL 60208 USA