title: Life threatening complication of biocompatible osteoconductive polymer graft after anterior cervical discectomy.
abstract: Graft extrusion following anterior cervical discectomy is a recognized complication. We report a case of acute laryngeal obstruction secondary to synthetic graft extrusion to highlight potential dangers of interbody spacing devices and to stress the importance of investigation of patients who have symptoms attributable to early graft extrusion.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Regional Neurosurgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: McLorinan
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Choudhari
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D017586:Diskectomy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers