2007
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-14732007000200004
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Late prevertebral abscess following anterior cervical plating: the missing screw

Abstract: A 51-year-old man underwent a C5-C7 anterior decompression and fusion. Six years later the patient complained of dysphagia caused by displacement of the cervical plate. One week after the scheduled removal of the implanted material, the patient developed a painful cervical swelling and fever. His cervical radiographs showed that a screw was missing compared to previous studies. Computerized tomography showed a large prevertebral abscess anterior to C4-C7. He underwent emergency surgical drainage of the abscess… Show more

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“…Occasionally there may be loosening of pedicle screw. Complications arising due to missing of pedicle screw are dysphagia [8], extrusion of screws and plates [9,10], dural tears, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, recurrent laryngeal damage [11], and nerve roots injuries. For these reasons the detailed morphometry of a vertebra plays important role as it helps to design the most appropriate pedicle screw size and designing implants and instrumentations [12,13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Occasionally there may be loosening of pedicle screw. Complications arising due to missing of pedicle screw are dysphagia [8], extrusion of screws and plates [9,10], dural tears, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, recurrent laryngeal damage [11], and nerve roots injuries. For these reasons the detailed morphometry of a vertebra plays important role as it helps to design the most appropriate pedicle screw size and designing implants and instrumentations [12,13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%