Lumbar decompression and fusion for symptomatic spinal stenosis in a patient with chronic thoracic sensory level from prior transverse myelitis: a case report

Table 1 Surgeries since episode of transverse myelitis

Surgery	Time since initial episode of TM (months)	Pre/postoperative	Pain burden score (low back)
Posterior spinal fusion T3-pelvis	23	Preoperative	22
Posterior spinal fusion T3-pelvis	23	Postoperative	13
Pelvic fixation	45	Preoperative	22
Pelvic fixation	45	Postoperative	18
Removal of segmental instrumentation	50	Preoperative	18
Removal of segmental instrumentation	50	Postoperative	12
Redo lumbar decompression and fusion	80	Preoperative	15
Redo lumbar decompression and fusion	80	Postoperative	Not obtained^a

Pain burden score is scored 0–28, with 28 most severe low back pain
^aPBS score was not obtained following redo lumbar decompression and fusion. However, patient did report subjective improvement in low back pain

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