Study Design: A case report is presented.
Objective: To report a previously undescribed complication related to use of a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode and electrosurgery during spinal surgery.
Summary Of Background Data: Although electrosurgery is one of the most commonly used technologies in the operating room, its electrophysical properties, including the potential for complications, are poorly understood by many surgeons. Complications related to the use of electrosurgical instruments, monitoring electrodes, and radiofrequency current are underreported in the literature.
Methods: Clinical case analysis and investigation report were used.
Results: A case of third-degree skin burn at the site of a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode during posterior spinal fusion surgery is described.
Conclusions: A burn resulting from a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode is rare. However, surgeons and electrophysiologists should be familiar with this potential complication in order to prevent it.
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