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A 50-year-old diabetic patient undergoes posterior spinal fusion for a spinal pathology. She has bone graft taken from right anterior iliac crest. Post operatively, she is put in a TLSO and mobilised. She complains of right anterior thigh pain and paraesthesia immediately after surgery. CT scan confirms no screw malposition and pelvis x rays are normal.
Which of the following is the least likely differential diagnosis?

QUESTION ID: 1062

1. A. Diabetes
2. B. Epidural hematoma at L4 level
3. C. Graft site morbidity
4. D. Position during surgery
5. E. TLSO