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1. Spine Surgery Risks and Potential Complications
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2. Spine Surgery Risks and Potential
Complications
Are you experiencing back or neck pain due to a spine disorder? Has a doctor recommended
you spine surgery? Read this blog before you make a decision to become aware of the spine
surgery risks and spine surgery potential complications that can arise during or after the
operation.

3. 3 General Categories of Risk with Any Surgery,
including Spine Surgery
There are a variety of risks linked with any kind of surgery, let alone spine surgery. Find
below the 3 categories of risks commonly associated with spine surgery.
Risks of Anaesthesia:
Almost all spine surgeries
necessitate general
anaesthesia. Even though all
anaesthesia types have
some risk involved in them,
serious complications & side
effects are usually not
caused by anaesthesia.
Sore throat
Throat swelling
Harsh voice
Allergic reaction to medications
Nausea & vomiting post-surgery
Damage to the teeth/lips
Changes in blood pressure
Changes in heart rate or rhythm
Complications from the breathing tube
Seizures
Stroke
Heart attack
Death – very low risk (1 out of 2 lakh patients)

4. Risks of Complications that can occur During the Surgery:
Abnormal bleeding
Dural tear & spinal fluid leak
Injury to a nerve or spinal cord – low risk (1 out of 5 thousand patients)
Injury to anatomical structures near the spine
Risks of Complications that can occur After the Surgery:
Persistent pain, numbness or weakness
Dural tear & spinal fluid leak
Infection in the wound
Blood clots in the legs (DVT)
Implant and fusion complications
Medical complications leading to stroke, heart attack, pneumonia or urinary infection

5. Potential Spine Surgery Complications:
Let’s get to know some of the potential spine surgery complications in detail:
Bleeding:
A little bit of bleeding during spine surgery is quite normal. Surgeons follow various practices to reduce and
control bleeding as much as possible. Having said that, on rare occasions, major blood vessels can get damaged,
causing continuous blood loss.
Dural Tear:
A dural tear takes place when a part of the protective covering over the spinal cord gets torn, resulting in
cerebrospinal fluid leaking out. In some cases, the surgeon is able to detect the tear during the operation and
repairs it straightaway.

6. Fusion Fails:
In the case that a spinal fusion doesn’t heal as expected, the condition is termed a ‘nonunion’. A
nonunion generally implies that there is motion between the 2 bones which should have been fused
together.
Infection:
Infection after spine surgery is relatively uncommon due to the preventive measures undertaken by
surgeons/nurses in the form of antibiotics & sterile procedures to minimise the risk of infection.
Nerve & Spinal Cord Damage:
Modern-age surgical tools have decreased the risk of nerve and spinal cord damage in the form of
bruises, cuts, etc. Having said that, the risk remains wherein the damage can occur and lead to pain,
paralysis, sexual dysfunction and other sensory & functional symptoms.

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