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Caudal spinal cord ischemia after lumbar vertebral manipulation
Xavier Morandi1, Laurent Riffaud, Jephte Houedakor
1Neurosurgery Department, Pontchaillou Hospital, 2 rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex, France. xavier.morandi@chu-rennes.fr
Joint Bone Spine
|August 4, 2004
Abstract:
Neurological complications after lumbar spine manipulation are uncommon. The cause is usually a herniated disk or displaced bony structure. We report a case of paraplegia that developed a few hours after manipulation of the lumbar spine. Magnetic resonance imaging was consistent with ischemia of the caudal spinal cord. No disk fragment or bony structure impinging on the spinal cord was seen. Spinal cord ischemia may deserve to be added to the list of possible adverse events after lumbar spine manipulation.