Case studies
Case studies
Cases written by Dr. Amit Sharma: complex, delayed and high-risk spine problems, followed from the first symptoms to recovery.
- 5 case studies
- Educational, anonymized
Latest storyComplex Spinal Reconstruction for Severe Spine InfectionA 71-year-old patient arrived with months of complete leg paralysis, caused by a severe spinal infection that had destroyed bone at L4-L5, on top of a spinal stenosis he had declined to treat years earlier.Read the case study
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Complex Spinal Reconstruction for Severe Spine InfectionA 71-year-old patient arrived with months of complete leg paralysis, caused by a severe spinal infection that had destroyed bone at L4-L5, on top of a spinal stenosis he had declined to treat years earlier.Read the case study 
Defying the Weight: A 150 kg Patient's Journey Back to MobilityA 45-year-old man's ordinary lower back pain turned into an emergency within 72 hours, sudden leg weakness and numbness caused by a collapsing L2 vertebra pressing on his spinal cord, the result of…Read the case study 
An 89-Year-Old's Journey from Paralysis to a SmileAn 89-year-old woman arrived with all four limbs paralysed after a fall, made more dangerous by a condition where spinal ligaments harden into bone and the neck fractures like a rigid rod rather than bending.Read the case study 
Successful Spine Surgery in an 81-Year-Old WomanAn 81-year-old woman had lived with worsening right leg pain for so long that she'd started accepting it as a normal part of ageing, until it became unbearable.Read the case study 
A Successful Lumbar Microdiscectomy StoryA 24-year-old student studying in Australia had spent three months fighting severe leg pain from a prolapsed lumbar disc, worried, like her family, that surgery meant a real risk of paralysis or lasting disability.Read the case study Facing a complex or long-delayed spine problem?
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