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With all gratitude to Allah, the center for neurosurgery and surgeries of the spinal column and orthopedic in SGH Madinah is continuing the success way
2005-11-03
A patient who is complaining chronic pains in the neck and severe weakness in both arms and the condition is aggravated by severe atrophy of muscles of both arms.
MRI of cervical vertebrae was done and revealed severe spondylosis of the 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae together with multiple disc prolapses at cervial 3- 4 and 4-5 and 5-6 which resulted in severe compression on the spinal cord in cervical region.
A committee consisting of Dr. Khaled Batterjee “the head of departments of spine and orthopedic surgeries”, Dr. Mohamad El- Naggar “Consultant of neurosurgery”, Dr. Weam Farid “Consultant of orthopedic”, Dr. Yousry Abou El- Naga “Consultant of neurology” and Dr. Waleed Saad “Consultant of anesthesia”.
An urgent surgery has done to the patient to remove the diseased vertebrae and 3 prolapsed discs and replaced by bony vertebra and fixed by metal plat and screws in the surround vertebrae.
This operation is considered one of the rare surgeries, the patient improved well after surgery and started on physiotherapy for his atrophied hand muscles.
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