Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage after percutaneous kyphoplasty: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal intradural (subdural and subarachnoid) hematoma following percutaneous kyphoplasty is an extremely rare complication. In this report, we describe a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage with delayed paralysis after kyphoplasty and review the literature on similar cases to describe the complications of kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty (VP).

Case description

An 80-year-old man underwent percutaneous kyphoplasty at a local hospital an osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) at the T12 and L1 level. On the second day after kyphoplasty for T12 OVF, he developed paralysis of the lower limbs. At his initial visit to our clinic, he had a complete loss of sensation below T11 and complete paralysis of both lower extremities. Thoracolumbar magnetic resonance imaging revealed an

SUBMITTER: Nogami R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808104 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature