Impending aortic penetration following thoracolumbar spinal fixation: a case study
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Charles T Klodell1, Richard Vlasak, Tomas D Martin
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. klodell@surgery.ufl.edu
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants
|February 27, 2008
Abstract:
Spinal instrumentation is a commonly performed procedure in modern surgery. Potential injury to the large vessels in the chest is a known complication of these procedures. We present a case of aortic impingement identified on a CT scan one year following a thoracic spinal procedure. Operative revision of the hardware was carried out to avoid delayed perforation or aneurysm formation.