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On (b)(6) 2019, a 73 year-old female patient had a mild procedure performed on l2-l3 and l3-l4, followed by an epidural steroid injection at the same levels.Immediately following the procedure, she noted severe lower back and right leg pain.An mri was done and was inconclusive.A cet with myelogram showed an l1-l2 epidural hematoma.The patient had two decompression laminectomies performed by a neurosurgeon following the mild procedure and was placed in an inpatient rehab to recover.The patient history prior to the mild procedure included a fusion at l4-l5 with posterior instrumentation and spinal cord stimulator with anchors overlying the right l2-l3 and l3-l4 interspace.
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