title: Migration of the Anterior Spinal Rod to the Right Thigh, a Rare Complication of Anterior Spinal Instrumentations: A Case Report and a Literature Review.
abstract: Posterior and anterior fusion procedures with instrumentation are well-known surgical treatments for scoliosis. Rod migration has been described as unusual complication in anterior spinal instrumentations; migration beyond pelvis is a rare complication. A 32-year-old female presented to the consultant with right thigh pain, rod migration was diagnosed, rod extraction by minimal approach was performed, and spinal instrumentation after nonunion diagnosis was underwent. A rod migration case to the right thigh is presented; this uncommon complication of spinal instrumentation should be ruled out as unusual cause of sudden pain without any other suspicions, and long-term follow-up is important to prevent and diagnose this problem.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopedics "Carlos E. Ottolenghi," Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Camino Willhuber
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Gaston
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopedics "Carlos E. Ottolenghi," Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Taype Zamboni
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Danilo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopedics "Carlos E. Ottolenghi," Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carabelli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guido
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopedics "Carlos E. Ottolenghi," Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Barla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopedics "Carlos E. Ottolenghi," Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Juan D. Peron 4190, C1181ACH Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sancineto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carlos