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Review Question - QID 211498

Cervical Myelopathy Complications Postoperative C5 palsy QID: 211498 (SBQ18SP.36)
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QID 211498 (Type "211498" in App Search)
At a morbidity and mortality conference, two cases of a postoperative nerve palsy are presented following cervical decompression for myelopathy. The first patient was a 60-year-old female who underwent a C3/4, C4/5, and C5/6 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion who presented with symptoms on post-op day 1 and the other patient was a 72-year-old male who underwent a C3-T1 posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion who presented with symptoms on post-op day 2. Which of the following describes the most likely deficit found in these patients?
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