Post-laminectomy syndrome,  also called “failed back surgery syndrome,” is a type of chronic pain. It can develop in some people after spine surgery.

Symptoms:

• Muscle spasm due to trauma or poor muscle conditioning
• Arthritis of the spinal (facet) joints
• Disc herniation
• Painful instrumentation (for example, when metal has been used to secure a spinal fusion)
• Surgical complications such as bleeding or infection