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Posterior cage migration after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: Risk factors and treatment
Juliano Nery Navarro1, Nuno Rodolfo Colaço Aguiar2, Allison Roxo Fernandes2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Neuroderma Clinic, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background:
Here, we reviewed the clinical, radiological, and neurological sequelae and treatment when transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) cages migrate into the lumbar spinal canal.
Case Description:
A 46-year-old female underwent a TLIF L3-L4. Five months later, she presented with cauda symptoms/signs of dorsal cage migration that warranted surgical removal.
Conclusion:
TLIF can be associated with delayed dorsal cage migration into the spinal canal. This adverse event should be clinically recognized, radiologically documented, and appropriately surgically treated to minimize short/long-term neurological sequelae.
