Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2009; 76(6):505-508 | DOI: 10.55095/achot2009/092

Cauda Equina Syndrome after Elective Lumbar Spine SurgeryCase report

P. ŠEBESTA1,2,*, J. ŠTULÍK1,2,3, T. VYSKOČIL1,2, J. KRYL1,2
1 Spondylochirurgické oddělení FN Motol, Praha
2 III. chirurgická klinika 1. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
3 Ortopedická klinika dětí a dospělých 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

In this case study, three patients are presented who had incomplete cauda equina syndrome following elective lumbar spine surgery for degenerative disease. In all patients, the neurological symptoms developed due to post-operative arachnoiditis. Its aetiology, pathogenesis and diagnostics are discussed, as well as the methods of prevention and therapy which are still limited and often not beyond experimentation.

Keywords: spinal surgery, arachnoiditis, complication, cauda equina syndrome

Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation

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ŠEBESTA P, ŠTULÍK J, VYSKOČIL T, KRYL J. Cauda Equina Syndrome after Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2009;76(6):505-508. doi: 10.55095/achot2009/092. PubMed PMID: 20067699.
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