Paraplegia by acute cervical disc protrusion after lumbar spine surgery

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-257

  Chen, Sheng Huan ^a   Hui, Yu Ling ^a   Yu, Chong Ming ^a   Niu, Chi Chien ^a   Lui, Ping Wing ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical disc herniation; Lumbar laminectomy; Paraplegia; Postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLAUDICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADICULOPATHY; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 21044453016     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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