The migration of a Harrington rod after cervical fusion.
A patient was treated for an anterior dislocation of C4 on C5 with an open reduction and Harrington rod hook fixation. The compression rod dislodged and migrated through the foramen magnum into the cerebellum 4 years later. This case represents an unusual complication of Harrington rod instrumentation in the cervical spine.
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed