Paraplegia as a result of tracheal resection in a 17-year-old male.
METHODS
Case report and literature review.


METHODS
Outpatient review in the UK on a young male from the USA.


OBJECTIVE
To report on a healthy young male who developed an incomplete paraplegia following flexion of the cervical spine after surgery to relieve tracheal stenosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Spinal cord injury following prolonged flexion of the cervical spine after surgery to relieve tracheal stenosis can cause paraplegia. The postulated mechanism is traction upon the thoracic cord.
Silver
J R
JR
Emeritus Consultant at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Wendover, Bucks, UK.
D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011187:Posture; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013537:Sutures; D013909:Thorax; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*