One member has requested a list of complications from scoliosis surgery. The following list is everything I've heard of.
Short-Term:
Infection
Pulmonary embolus
Epidural hematoma
Extreme blood loss
ileus
Trochanteric bursitis
Neurologic damage - minor
Neurologic damage - major
Death
Lymphedema
Leg swelling
DVT
Heart issues
Pneumonia
Blindness
UTI
Dural tear
Long-Term:
Significant neurologic damage
Minor neurologic damage
Infection requiring rehospitalization
Painful or prominent implants
Coronal or sagittal imbalance
Lymphedema
Blindness
Incisional hernia
Increased pain
Pseudarthrosis/failure to fuse, broken implants
Numbness
Pancreatitis
Gall bladder disease
Short-Term:
Infection
Pulmonary embolus
Epidural hematoma
Extreme blood loss
ileus
Trochanteric bursitis
Neurologic damage - minor
Neurologic damage - major
Death
Lymphedema
Leg swelling
DVT
Heart issues
Pneumonia
Blindness
UTI
Dural tear
Long-Term:
Significant neurologic damage
Minor neurologic damage
Infection requiring rehospitalization
Painful or prominent implants
Coronal or sagittal imbalance
Lymphedema
Blindness
Incisional hernia
Increased pain
Pseudarthrosis/failure to fuse, broken implants
Numbness
Pancreatitis
Gall bladder disease
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