Treatment and prognosis of spinal cord reperfusion injury after cervical spinal canal stenosis surgery: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal cord reperfusion injury of the cervical spine is a rare but severe postoperative complication, typically occurring after the decompression of chronically compressed spinal cord tissue. The report aims to present a case of early postoperative spinal cord reperfusion injury that was successfully managed, and to discuss its underlying pathogenesis, treatment strategies, and clinical outcomes.

Case report

A 63-year-old middle-aged male was admitted with a 3-month history of neck and shoulder pain accompanied by numbness and pain in both upper limbs. MRI and clinical evaluations revealed cervical spinal canal stenosis with radiculopathy. The patient underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), with no intraoperative complications noted. 2 h after th

SUBMITTER: Diao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920454 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature