title: Case: unusual migration of osteosynthetic material.
abstract: The authors present a rare and unusual case of complication, migration of osteosynthetic material for stabilization, titanium rod, which was used for stabilization of comminutive fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. This rod migrated from the retroperitoneal space to the pleural cavity. The removal of this rod was carried out by videothoracoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Cardiosurgery, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. phabal@seznam.cz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Habal
authors.forename: Václav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Málek
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novotný
mesh_terms: D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*