Paralysis after cervical spine surgery?

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Suffering from cervical spondylosis, in addition to many uncomfortable symptoms, the most worrying is whether cervical spondylosis will lead to paralysis. From the clinical statistics, the majority of patients with cervical spondylosis through a period of conservative treatment, can be effectively controlled, not to cause paralysis. Paralysis after cervical spine surgery? Let's talk about it

Paralysis after cervical spine surgery?

Due to the stimulation and compression of spinal cord and nerves caused by cervical spondylosis, a few patients may have paralysis and dysuria. For example, some patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy with long course may have unilateral or bilateral gel paralysis; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy can appear unilateral or bilateral lower limb paralysis or dysuria.

These symptoms are serious, but the incidence rate is not high, only in some special cases, not every case of cervical spondylosis patients will cause paralysis. Only a small number of patients, due to trauma, and treatment is not timely, lesions continue to develop, will appear above performance. It can be seen that we can neither take this lightly nor worry too much about it.

Most cervical spondylosis patients will not develop to such a degree, even if it occurs, as long as timely treatment, can also recover. It is particularly noteworthy that before other symptoms appear, individual patients first appear lower limb stiffness, unstable walking, walking with heavy head and light feet, just like walking on cotton or sponge. These are often the early manifestations of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. They should go to a professional hospital immediately for examination, so as to make a definite diagnosis and avoid missing the opportunity of treatment.

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Now, the surgical treatment technology of cervical spondylosis has been improved day by day. Therefore, the vast majority of patients with cervical spondylosis who need surgical treatment do not have to worry too much about it. They can be operated in a large hospital with rich surgical experience. In general, cervical surgery does not lead to paralysis.