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The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 15, Issue: 3, Page: 375-379
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Acute cauda equina syndrome after total knee arthroplasty as a result of epidural anesthesia and spinal stenosis
Jeffery L. Stambough; Jeffrey B. Stambough; Susan EvansKnee
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 L-3-4. The case is presented along with a literature review.
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