It was reported that upon receiving post-operative tests, immediately after the implant procedure and before stimulation was turned on, the patient experienced paralysis in his lower body.Patient immediately underwent a procedure to explant all of the implanted components, and a decompression laminectomy was performed.It was suspected that the cause of the neurological symptom was due to lack of space in the spinal canal, and it was unknown if the paralysis was device related.Paralysis in the lower body lasted for 4 days, and post-operatively the patient is improving slightly and is at a rehabilitation center.All items were discarded and will not be returned for analysis.
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It was reported that upon receiving post-operative tests, immediately after the implant procedure and before stimulation was turned on, the patient experienced paralysis in his lower body.Patient immediately underwent a procedure to explant all of the implanted components, and a decompression laminectomy was performed.It was suspected that the cause of the neurological symptom was due to lack of space in the spinal canal, and it was unknown if the paralysis was device related.Paralysis in the lower body lasted for 4 days, and post-operatively the patient is improving slightly and is at a rehabilitation center.All items were discarded and will not be returned for analysis.Additional information was received that the patient had first undergone a bilateral decompressive laminectomy of the 9-10 thoracic vertebrae for the placement of the spinal cord stimulation (scs) system.A post-operative computer tomography (ct) reflected spinal cord compression at the level of the 8-9 thoracic vertebrae.A second bilateral decompression laminectomy was then performed, at the level 8-9 and 9-10 thoracic vertebrae, in response to the patient's postoperative paralysis.Additionally, it was reported the patient had sustained a spinal cord injury that caused paraplegia and other related injuries including pain, emotional distress, disability and disfigurement, and sexual dysfunction.
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