Cervical transdural intramedullary migration of a sublaminar wire. A complication of cervical fixation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Wire breakage after a cervical occiput to C2 wire fixation and fusion resulted in the transdural and intramedullary migration of a wire fragment in a patient who remained neurologically intact. The risks of sublaminar wiring fixation are discussed, along with newer techniques for posterior cervical stabilization.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Wires
- Dura Mater
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Medulla Oblongata
Anatomy
- cervical spine