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Colonic perforation complicating posteroanterior fusion using fibular strut autograft for a high-grade
Michael K Shindle1, A Jay Khanna, Jeff C Hoehner
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques
|December 7, 2002
Abstract:
Posteroanterior fusion using a fibular strut autograft has been advocated for the surgical treatment of high-grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis. We report here the treatment of a 14-year-old girl using an S2-L5 fibular autograft, which resulted in the postoperative complication of a sigmoid colon perforation. Techniques for recognizing, treating, and avoiding this complication are presented.
