Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases

Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases

Symptomatic epidural haematoma after cervical laminoplasty is rare. We report 3 patients who required emergency evacuation of an epidural haematoma. Timely diagnosis and removal of the haematoma is important to prevent neurological deficits. The causative factors in these patients were preoperative...

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Main Authors: Yoshimasa Takahashi, Tetsuro Sato, Hironori Hyodo, Tomomaro Kawamata, Eiji Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901602400127
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spelling doaj-62c2e61d011146f68eea7eaba0f33b512020-11-25T02:48:37ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902016-04-012410.1177/230949901602400127Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three CasesYoshimasa TakahashiTetsuro SatoHironori HyodoTomomaro KawamataEiji TakahashiSymptomatic epidural haematoma after cervical laminoplasty is rare. We report 3 patients who required emergency evacuation of an epidural haematoma. Timely diagnosis and removal of the haematoma is important to prevent neurological deficits. The causative factors in these patients were preoperative coagulopathy, hypertension, and the malfunction of a closed-suction drain.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901602400127
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author Yoshimasa Takahashi
Tetsuro Sato
Hironori Hyodo
Tomomaro Kawamata
Eiji Takahashi
spellingShingle Yoshimasa Takahashi
Tetsuro Sato
Hironori Hyodo
Tomomaro Kawamata
Eiji Takahashi
Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Tetsuro Sato
Hironori Hyodo
Tomomaro Kawamata
Eiji Takahashi
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title Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
title_short Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
title_full Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
title_fullStr Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
title_full_unstemmed Symptomatic Epidural Haematoma after Cervical Laminoplasty: A Report of Three Cases
title_sort symptomatic epidural haematoma after cervical laminoplasty: a report of three cases
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
issn 2309-4990
publishDate 2016-04-01
description Symptomatic epidural haematoma after cervical laminoplasty is rare. We report 3 patients who required emergency evacuation of an epidural haematoma. Timely diagnosis and removal of the haematoma is important to prevent neurological deficits. The causative factors in these patients were preoperative coagulopathy, hypertension, and the malfunction of a closed-suction drain.
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