Pedicle screw fracture

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Back pain

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw and rod instrumentation at T12-L2. Note fractured inferior pedicle screw at L2 level and compression fracture of L1 vertebra.

Case Discussion

A case showing a fractured pedicle screw as a hardware related complication of spinal surgery.

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