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Can Cervical Surgery Cause Ulnar Problem?
I have degenerative disk disease and have had two cervical fusions and a lumbar disectomy. I have alot of trouble with both my hands, weakness, dropping things, sharp pain, etc. My surgeon told me I have ulnar problems. Could this have come out of my cervical surgeries? He also thinks I have rotator cuff issues, all on my left arm.
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Yes clumsiness, hand weakness sharp pain can all b due to cervical surgeries. Some times your disease for which surgery is done is so advanced that surgery doesn't help or due to nerve entrapment in scar tissue or due to wrong surgery all these symptoms can be there. Change your surgeon to get an independent opinion to know what went wrong.
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