Modern spinal instrumentation. Part 2: multimodality imaging approach for assessment of complications.
Radiologists frequently encounter studies demonstrating spinal instrumentation, either as part of the patient's postoperative evaluation, or as incidental to a study performed for another purpose. It is important for the reporting radiologist to identify potential complications of commonly used spinal implants. Part 1 of this review examined both the surgical approaches used and the normal appearances of these spinal implants and bone grafting techniques. This second part of the review will focus on the multimodal imaging strategy adopted in the assessment of the instrumented spine and the demonstration of imaging findings of common postoperative complications.
The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
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D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019300:Medical Errors; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure