Spinal fusion is a major surgery like any surgical procedure, it carries a risk of complications. This isn’t recommended unless surgeon feels the benefits outweigh the risks.
The main risks in the spinal fusion procedure include:
• Bleeding: if this turns to be severe, child may needs a blood transfusion.
• Wound infection: this is usually treated with antibiotics.
• The implants moving and grafts failing to fuse properly: additional surgery is required to correct this error.
• Damage to the nerves in the spine (rare case): this leads to permanent numbness in legs, and also it sometimes causes paralysis of the legs and also leads to loss of control of the bowels and bladder
It is important that parents and children do understand risk factors
The main risks in the spinal fusion procedure include:
• Bleeding: if this turns to be severe, child may needs a blood transfusion.
• Wound infection: this is usually treated with antibiotics.
• The implants moving and grafts failing to fuse properly: additional surgery is required to correct this error.
• Damage to the nerves in the spine (rare case): this leads to permanent numbness in legs, and also it sometimes causes paralysis of the legs and also leads to loss of control of the bowels and bladder
It is important that parents and children do understand risk factors