Posterior spinal implant failure and its clinical significance: analysis of two cases and literature review
- Journal of Neurology & Stroke
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Jose Francisco Sanchez-Sanchez, Ricardo Erik Robles-Ortiz, Alejandro Fabian Rodriguez-Messina, Magdiel Adan Cruz-Guzman, Jose Miguel Martinez-Betanzos, Roberto Andres Acevedo-Galindo, Maria Fernanda Lopez-Carrizosa, Ali Gomez-Gonzalez
Abstract
The goal of spine arthrodesis is vertebral fusion and stabilization, however there are multiple factors which don’t allow it; among the most known are implant failure and pseudarthrosis. The question is, should a revision surgery must be performed in all implant failures?
Keywords
implant failure, broken screw, fatigue screw, spinal fusion. spinal instrumentation, pseudoarthrosis
