Table of Contents
- Overview
- Risks
- Recovery
- Prevention
- Images
Lumbar spinal surgery
Risks
Risks for any anesthesia include the following:
- Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Nerve damage leading to
paralysis Blood clots - Muscle weakness
- Loss of bowel or bladder control
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Spinal surgery Recovery
Review Date: 09/21/2006
Reviewed By: Jeffrey Kauffman, MD, Sacramento Knee and Sports Medicine,
Sacramento, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
