That title is surely a mouthful! I had a spinal cord injury @T4-5 after the screws from my surgery "indented" my spinal column....call proximal Junctional failure. After my T3 to sacrum fusion, I developed a kyphosis above the fusion....after my surgeon fixed my kyphosis which was much lower down. Well, the kyphosis continued to pull inward, thus the screws started to pull out and when they did, they poked into the spinal cord. Fortunately...or maybe unfortunately, the entire process of the screw screwing into my spinal cord was entirely painless. The symptoms were subtle at first, I had some challenges climbing stairs and walking, but I thought that I was just tired.
Fast forward 2 weeks and I could not move either leg. I finally had surgery (that's another story) to remove the screws and spent 5 weeks in rehab.
So, if you had a proximal Junctional kyphosis failure leading to a spinal cord injury, I'd love to connect with you!
Susan
Fast forward 2 weeks and I could not move either leg. I finally had surgery (that's another story) to remove the screws and spent 5 weeks in rehab.
So, if you had a proximal Junctional kyphosis failure leading to a spinal cord injury, I'd love to connect with you!
Susan
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