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Case Reports
. 2000 Nov 1;25(21):2836-7.
doi: 10.1097/00007632-200011010-00019.

Horner's syndrome after posterior spinal fusion in a child: a case report

K L Mueller  1 , R T Loder, E R Eggenberger, F A Farley
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Case Reports

Horner's syndrome after posterior spinal fusion in a child: a case report

K L Mueller et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). .

Abstract

Study design: A case report of a complication after posterior spinal fusion.

Objectives: To present the clinical findings of a Horner's syndrome after posterior spinal fusion.

Summary of background data: A 14-year-old girl underwent posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: Clinical examination and pharmacologic pupillary testing were used to diagnose Horner's syndrome.

Results: After surgery, the patient developed a left-sided Horner's syndrome. The Horner's syndrome had resolved 6 months after surgery except for slight ptosis.

Conclusions: This is the first reported case of Horner's syndrome occurring after posterior spinal fusion without the use of epidural analgesia.

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