Migration of luque rods through a laminectomy defect causing spinal cord compression.
Internal fixation of traumatic spinal injuries has been associated with spinal canal stenosis, spinal cord compression, and nerve root impingement. We present a case of spinal cord/cauda equina compression due to migration of intact, anchored thoracolumbar Luque rods into the spinal canal through a laminectomy defect, leading to neurologic complications 10 years after the original operation.
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Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0030.
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D000328:Adult; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects