11-year-old girl with hereditary pancreatitis diagnosed at age 5, hospitalized for 6 months awaiting total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation. She initially sabotages her surgery due to social issues at school but eventually consents.
Also known as: Broken neck
50-year-old patient with C4 and C5 fractures from snowmobile accident. Undergoes laminectomy but develops spinal cord swelling during surgery, resulting in complete paralysis from the neck down.
Also known as: Lower back injury
L3-L4 injury with total obliteration of CSF space and cauda displacement. Successfully repaired during surgery before catastrophic cervical cord swelling occurred.
Also known as: Arm artery injury
22-year-old sustained deep soft tissue injury to left upper arm in snowmobile accident with absence of flow in mid-brachial artery, requiring vascular repair surgery.
Also known as: Incompetent cervix
Teddy experiences contractions and is diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. Treated with Trendelenburg positioning and medications to prevent preterm delivery of her baby.