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Esophageal perforation after anterior cervical plate fixation: a report of two cases
1Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis 55454.
Journal of Spinal Disorders
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
We report two cases of esophageal complications due to migration of screws after anterior plate fixation of the cervical spine. Close observation for screw back out is needed, particularly in those patients with associated neurologic deficits or osteoporosis.