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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002, Vol. 89, No. 3 514-517
© 2002 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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Posterior spinal ligament rupture associated with laryngeal mask insertion in a patient with undisclosed unstable cervical spine

C. J. Edge1,*, N. Hyman2,3, V. Addy1, P. Anslow4, C. Kearns1, R. Stacey5 and C. Waldmann6

1 Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust Oxford, UK
2 Department of Neurology, Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading, UK
3 Department of Neurology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust Oxford, UK
4 Department of Radiology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust Oxford, UK
5 Department of Neurosurgery, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust Oxford, UK
6 Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading, UK

*Corresponding author: The Stone Barn, Gravel Lane, Drayton OX14 4HY, UK

A case of posterior spinal ligament rupture associated with a general anaesthetic for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reported. The role of the general anaesthetic in this case is discussed and a review of the literature is presented.

ligament, posterior spinal complications, ligament rupture equipment, masks anaesthesia


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