Complete Paraplegia Due to Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome Following Total Knee Arthroplasty under Epidural Anaesthesia: A Case Report

Complete Paraplegia Due to Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome Following Total Knee Arthroplasty under Epidural Anaesthesia: A Case Report

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome (ASAS) is an uncommon devastating neurological condition caused by ischemia in the spinal cord. We present a rare case of complete paraplegia due to ASAS following a total knee arthroplasty under lumbar epidural anaesthesia. The patient was a 78-year-old woman with mi...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Anastasopoulos, Trifon Totlis, Nikolaos Lazaridis, Konstantinos Natsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
knee arthroplasty complications
regional anaesthesia complications
spinal cord infraction
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11507/32590_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(BA_SHU_SH_OM)_PFA(BA_OM)_PFA2(BA_OM)_PN(AP).pdf

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