• J Arthroplasty · Dec 2000

    Case Reports

    Complete paraplegia as a result of regional anesthesia.

    • C C Stroud, D Markel, and K Sidhu.
    • Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    • J Arthroplasty. 2000 Dec 1;15(8):1064-7.

    AbstractComplications after spinal or epidural anesthesia are rare. We report 2 cases of postoperative, complete paraplegia after regional anesthesia in orthopaedic patients not on anticoagulants. The paralysis was likely the result of spinal cord compression secondary to an epidural hematoma in 1 case and subdural hematoma in 1 case. A review of the literature regarding complications of regional anesthesia is presented. Regional anesthesia should be administered with caution and in selected patients.

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