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Postoperative Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
Postoperative paraplegia refers to new onset neurological deficit which occurs as a result of damage/insult to the spinal cord below T1 whereas quadriplegia/tetraplegia with or without respiratory dysfunction will occur when the insult is above the first thoracic vertebra. Usually…