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Thoracic paraplegia after lumbar spinal surgery
1Department of Orthopedics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
Journal of Spinal Disorders
|June 1, 1995
Summary
This study reviews two rare cases of thoracic paraplegia following lumbar surgery. The exact cause remains unknown, but an embolic phenomenon affecting the thoracic spinal cord
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal Cord Medicine
Background:
- Thoracic paraplegia is a rare complication after lumbar spinal surgery.
- Existing literature lacks reports of this complication without pre-existing spinal instability or lesions.