Abstract
Serious vascular injury is a rare, but potentially devastating complication during anterior lumbar spinal surgery. The authors describe the first reported case where vascular injury was detected by multimodality neurophysiological monitoring during an L3-S1 anterior lumbar interbody fusion. The case demonstrates the need for multi-modality monitoring and the combined use of somatosensory-evoked potentials and motor-evoked potentials.
MeSH terms
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Electrodiagnosis / methods*
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Female
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Humans
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Iliac Artery / anatomy & histology
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Iliac Artery / injuries*
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Iliac Artery / surgery
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Internal Fixators
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Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis*
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Intraoperative Complications / etiology
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Intraoperative Complications / surgery
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Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
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Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
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Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
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Middle Aged
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Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Radiography
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Spinal Fusion / adverse effects*
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Spinal Fusion / methods