Recurrent adjacent segment disease and cauda equina syndrome

European Spine Journal

Carlos Villanueva¹  Susana Núñez¹  Enric Cáceres¹  Xavier Conesa¹  Ferran Pellisé¹ 

[1] Unitat d’estudi de la Patologia del Raquis, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Pg/Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

关键词: Recurrent disease;    Adjacent segment;    Cauda equina;    Degenerative changes;    Narrow spinal canal;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-010-1658-5

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

A case of cauda equina lesion as a result of recurrent adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after multiple lumbar fusions is reported. ASD might be a consequence of biomechanical overload or simply a normal degenerative process. The reported clinical relevance of ASD is rather low. We describe an unusual case of cauda equina compression at L1–L2 in a patient who had undergone L2–L4 fusion 8 years previously and 2 decompression-fusion surgeries 16 years before.

【 授权许可】

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