2010
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1658-5
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Recurrent adjacent segment disease and cauda equina syndrome

Abstract: Purpose A case of cauda equina lesion as a result of recurrent adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after multiple lumbar fusions is reported. ASD might be a consequence of biomechanical overload or simply a normal degenerative process. The reported clinical relevance of ASD is rather low. We describe an unusual case of cauda equina compression at L1-L2 in a patient who had undergone L2-L4 fusion 8 years previously and 2 decompression-fusion surgeries 16 years before. Materials and methods A 72-year-old man, wh… Show more

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