ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2022
White Cord Syndrome: A Reperfusion Injury Following Spinal Decompression Surgery.
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- Incidence of Tetraplegia After Cervical Laminectomy Versus Laminoplasty: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis Using US Collaborative Network Database in TriNetX.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- "White Cord Syndrome": A Reperfusion Injury Following Laminectomy and Spinal Decompression Surgery-A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in medicine · 2026Article
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- White cord syndrome: a rare and challenging diagnosis. Illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
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- White cord syndrome: A rare complication of adequate spinal cord decompression. A case report and review of current literature.Brain & spine · 2025Review
- A Rare Case of Bilateral Foot Drop Following Cervical Decompression in Tandem Spinal Stenosis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Reperfusion injury case following cervical fusion with OPLL: a case report and literature review.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Review
- White Cord Syndrome as a Rare Complication Post Cervical Spinal Decompression Surgery: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Recovery from White cord Syndrome after Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Letter to the Editor: Commentary on White Cord Syndrome: A Reperfusion Injury Following Spinal Decompression Surgery (Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
Reperfusion injury of the spinal cord has been scarcely reported. Herein, we present a case of white cord syndrome after spinal decompression. A 61-year-old male, who initially had ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at C3-6 level, was admitted to our hospital with a ruptured disc at the C6-7 level. The patient experienced radiating pain in both upper extremities. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion was performed. However, the patient developed quadriplegia. Emergency magnetic resonance imaging revealed a new and enlarged signal change in the spinal cord at the C4-7 level. Additional posterior decompression surgery was performed. After intense rehabilitation, the patient's motor function improved to grade 4. White cord syndrome is likely due to reperfusion injury following operative decompression of a compressed spinal cord segment. Although rare, spine surgeons should be aware of this complication and warn patients preoperatively.
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