25 year old male with D9, D10, D11, D12 laminectemy and L1, L2, PSF (post spinal fusion) with grade 4 bedsore

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Here is a case i have seen:

Pt alleged to have sustained injury to mid back area due to fall from height during work. Pt c/o pain mid back area since the incident. Pt also c/o loss of sensations and unable to move his lowerlimbs since the incident. Pain aggrevates on moving on bed and relieves on rest. 

No micturition / defecation occured since the incident,so bowel and bladder movements are abnormal. 

No h/o any head injury/loss of consciousness /seizures /ent bleed. 

Pt is not a k/c/o HTN/DM

No h/o any previous surgeries

Fooleys insitu at the time of presentation to hospital.

O/e:

Pt is c/c/c

Afebrile on touch 

BP:130/70

PR:82bpm

Cvs:s1s2 heard, no murmurs 

Rs:nvbs,b/l air entry+

O/E of LS spine:

Skin:normal

Mid line tenderness:present at t10-t11 area


Sensations lost 

Distal pulse:present

Reports:

Lft:

TB:0.76

DB:0.14

ALP:99

RBS:112

APTT:32

Rft:

urea:83

Creat:1.0

Uric acid:4.8

Na:138

K:3.9

Cl:100

Cbp:

Hb:10.2

TC:7,700

Neutrophils:87

Lymphocytes :05

Plt:40,000

ESR:35

PT:16 

INR:1.11

APTT:32

BT:2min 30 sec

CT:5min 30 sec

BGT:A+ve

Serology:negative

Cue:

Alb:nil

Sugar:nil

Rbc:3-4

Blood urea:22


ct dorsolumbar spine:


Mri dorsolumbar spine:




Provisional diagnosis :D12 wedge compression fracture with subluxation and compression of spinal cord with paraplegia and bowel and bladder involvement


Treatment:

D9D10-D11,L1L2 PSF +D12 laminectemy +posterior spinal fusion

Surgery was done on 29/09/2020

Post op x ray:





Pt was on following drugs after surgery:

Tab hifenac p sos

Tab shelcal lt od for 1 month 

Tab neurokind lc od for 1 month 

Syp cromaffin plus 15ml h/s

Passive movements of all joints

Tab trigantin 100mg h/s for 1 month


On POD 19:

O/e: noticed bed sore over the sacral region


Daily ASD was done

Air water bed

Neosporin powder for L/A

Frequent change of diapers, if toiled



On POD 26:

C/o Fever spike

C/o swelling of right thigh

Temp:101.2°





Reports:











Treatment:
Same treatment continued
Foot end elevation
frequent change of position
passive movements of all joints 
physiotherapy
POD 27 ,POD 28 and POD 29:inj Enoxaparin o. 4 ml sc od(6pm)









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