[Ocular signs and symptoms after scoliosis surgery (a case report)]

Scoliosis surgery offers the only resolution of this orthopedic problem. Regarding to important structures, orthopedist maneuvers during surgery around, surgeon's great concentration is demanded. Curious complication after scoliosis surgery is the combination of unilateral Horner's syndrome in conjunction with contralateral Pourfor du Petit's syndrome, which occurred after reoperation with supermounting into the 1. thoracic spondyle of 13-years old girl. It was accompanied by general weakness while patient's trying to get up. Excluding other neurological disorders irritation of cervical sympathicus is accepted like a etiology factor. The inconvenience disappeared spontaneously and gradually 3 months after the reoperation, mobility is in good order and x- ray documents firm fixation of supermounting.