Abstract

FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; A CASE REPORT

Neethu R.*, Ansu Reji, Catherine Toms and Beevi Fathima

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Abstract

Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) a chronic neuropathic disorder that manifests as persistent lower back pain after one or many lumbar spine surgeries. FBSS occurs when the patient’s and the surgeon’s preoperative expectations fails to be met with lumbar spinal surgery. Patients with failed back surgery syndrome are at greater risk for persistent pain because of a variety of factors linked with the condition's complex etiology. More drastic treatments have been used because this syndrome may result in considerable pain and disability. Here we report a case of FBSS in a 66-year-old female patient with chronic back pain, walking difficulty, weakness and severe muscle cramps in legs.

Keywords: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome(FBSS), Back Pain, Steroids.