Cervical spinal traumatic epidural hematoma after spinal manipulation therapy
Acute SEH as a consequence of spinal manipulation is extremely rare, with less than 10 cases reported in the English literature. There are some reports of cervical spinal traumatic epidural hematoma after spinal manipulation therapy 1) 2) 3).
1)
Tseng SH, Chen Y, Lin SM, Wang CH. Cervical
epidural hematoma after spinal manipulation therapy:
case report. J Trauma 2002;52:585-6
2)
Segal DH, Lidov MW, Camins MB. Cervical epidural
hematoma after chiropractic manipulation in a
healthy young woman: case report. Neurosurgery
1996;39:1043-5.
3)
Powell FC, Hanigan WC, Olivero WC. A risk/benefit
analysis of spinal manipulation therapy for relief of
lumbar or cervical pain. Neurosurgery 1993;33:73-8;
discussion 78-9