Ultra-delayed lumbar surgical wound hematoma

Merritt D Kinon1, Jonathan Nakhla1, Kenroy Brown1

  • 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.

Summary

Surgical spine patients face VTE risks. A case highlights delayed hematoma risk with warfarin, causing neural compression and back pain weeks post-surgery.

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