Carlson Brian J, Deckey David G, Clarke Henry D, Bingham Joshua S
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, USA.
Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Arizona, USA.
Case Rep Orthop. 2022 Jun 2;2022:7548593. doi: 10.1155/2022/7548593. eCollection 2022.
This case report adds to current literature on management of a subdural hematoma following total knee arthroplasty and is particularly important as joint replacement moves into outpatient surgery centers where the orthopedic surgery team becomes the sole patient contact point. . A 66-year-old male presented to the emergency department five days after elective robotic-assisted left total knee arthroplasty performed with spinal epidural with the symptoms of a persistent nonpostural headache. CT of the head revealed a small bifrontal acute subdural hematoma. He was admitted for overnight monitoring as a precaution. No vascular abnormalities or underlying pathology was found on further advanced imaging. He was discharged the following morning after follow-up CT showed no focal changes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) one month later confirmed resolution of the subdural hematoma.
Orthopedic surgeons should be aware of the signs and symptoms, as well as the risk factors for subdural hematomas following lumbar puncture, as it is a rare, but potentially life-threatening complication of spinal epidural.
本病例报告补充了目前关于全膝关节置换术后硬膜下血肿管理的文献,随着关节置换手术进入门诊手术中心,骨科手术团队成为唯一的患者接触点,这一报告尤为重要。一名66岁男性在择期机器人辅助下进行左全膝关节置换术后五天,因持续非体位性头痛症状就诊于急诊科,该手术采用脊髓硬膜外麻醉。头部CT显示双侧额叶有一小的急性硬膜下血肿。作为预防措施,他被收治进行过夜监测。进一步的高级影像学检查未发现血管异常或潜在病变。随访CT显示无局灶性变化后,他于次日早晨出院。一个月后的磁共振成像(MRI)证实硬膜下血肿已消退。
骨科医生应了解腰椎穿刺后硬膜下血肿的体征和症状以及危险因素,因为这是脊髓硬膜外麻醉一种罕见但可能危及生命的并发症。