We describe the case of a 45-year-old woman who developed a transient L5 deficit after a posterior L4-L5 interbody fusion. A perfusion computed tomography scan ruled out all described causes of postoperative deficit and showed compression of the right L5 root by the subfascial drain. The deficit spontaneously resolved.
Transient L5 Nerve Root Palsy Caused by Subfascial Drain After Lumbar Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review / Barile, Francesca; Ruffilli, Alberto; Viroli, Giovanni; Manzetti, Marco; Traversari, Matteo; Faldini, Cesare. - In: JBJS CASE CONNECTOR. - ISSN 2160-3251. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:2(2022), pp. 1-5. [10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00006]
Transient L5 Nerve Root Palsy Caused by Subfascial Drain After Lumbar Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review
Barile, Francesca;Ruffilli, Alberto;Viroli, Giovanni;Manzetti, Marco;Traversari, Matteo;Faldini, Cesare
2022
Abstract
We describe the case of a 45-year-old woman who developed a transient L5 deficit after a posterior L4-L5 interbody fusion. A perfusion computed tomography scan ruled out all described causes of postoperative deficit and showed compression of the right L5 root by the subfascial drain. The deficit spontaneously resolved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
