Acute cauda equina syndrome after total knee arthroplasty as a result of epidural anesthesia and spinal stenosis.
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Abstract
An unusual complication of epidural anesthesia performed for routine total knee arthroplasty is presented. Epidural catheter placement or removal resulted in an acute cauda equina syndrome in a patient with asymptomatic high-grade lumbar spinal stenosis at L3-4. The case is presented along with a literature review.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Polyradiculopathy
- Postoperative Complications
- Spinal Stenosis
Anatomy
- knee