InjuryMBP
AFT - 1 STRAIGHT TUBE
Received Sep 20, 2007 · Event occurred Aug 13, 2007
Report 2249062-2007-00013 · MDR key 916749
Device
Product problems
- Device remains implanted
Patient
YR
- Bone Fracture(s)
- Neurological Deficit/Dysfunction
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
- Surgical procedure, additional
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE PATIENT WAS BEING TREATED FOR TRAUMATIC FRACTURES OF T7 AND T8 DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. SURGERY WAS UNEVENTFUL. NEURAL MONITORING WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT AWOKE IN RECOVERY ROOM REPORTING MOTOR/SENSORY LOSS. POST-OP CT WAS TAKEN WHICH SHOWED POSTERIOR WALL FRACTURE AND PEDICLE FRACTURE AT T7. LAMINECTOMY WAS PERFORMED, T6-T7. SURGERY ON THE FOLLOWING DAY INCLUDED PLACEMENT OF PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCT FROM T6-T9 AND AN ANTERIOR DECOMPRESSION. PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION.