Migration of a Lumbar Rod to Posterior Sacral Region: An Extremely Unusual Complication of Spinal Instrumentation

Ilbay K., Yasa N., İLBAY G., ETUŞ V.

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.209-212, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.209-212
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Posterior transpedicular instrumentation is commonly used for the treatment of spondylolisthesis. Migration of the lumbar rod to posterior sacral region is extremely unusual. In this report, a 73-year-old-female patient with the migration of lumbar rod to posterior sacral region is presented. She had been placed a posterior trans-pedicular screw-rod instrumentation system for L4-L5 spondylolisthesis four years ago. The anteroposterior and lateral lumbosacral roentgenograms revealed that left-sided rod released completely from the fixation points and migrated down caudally to the sacral area. This case report emphasizes the importance of careful surgical technique and long-term follow up for the cases that have undergone spinal instrumentation surgery.