Spinal artery syndrome following kyphoplasty in the setting of a non-compressive extradural cement extravasation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cement extravasation (CE) during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is not uncommon, though neurological deficits occur rarely and when paraparesis occurs severe cord compression has been described. We report a case of progressive paraparesis in the setting of non-compressive extradural CE during kyphoplasty with evidence for spinal artery syndrome and neurological recovery after treatment.

Case presentation

A 77-year-old female with T12 VCF failed conservative treatment and underwent kyphoplasty. In the recovery room, the patient was noted to have bilateral leg weakness, left worse than right, and had urgent CT scan that showed right paracentral CE without cord compression or arterial cement embolization. The patient was tran

SUBMITTER: Striano BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130072 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature