Loss of sensation and/or mobility in the body below the point of injury.
Spinal instrumentation carries a significant risk of nerve damage and paralysis.
Lumbar spinal tap
parapalegia
Damage to the spinal nerve roots can lead to pain, numbness, weakness, and paresthesia (abnormal sensations in the absence of stimuli) in the limbs or trunk.
Cervical stenosis is a condition in which the spinal canal is too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause damage to the spinal cord.
Nerve or spinal injuries or damage.
Brain and spinal cord
The spinal cord
neural tissue damage, swelling, and infection into the spinal fluid and brain with an opening in the spinal column
Spinal instrumentation is used to treat instability and deformity of the spine. Such instability results in nerve damage, spinal deformities, and disabling pain. Spinal deformities may be caused by: birth defects.fractures.tumors.scoliosis.
Brain damage, if your spinal cord is damaged.
a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture