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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(01): 073-075
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775735
Case Report

Rod Migration into the Posterior Cranial Fossa after C1–C2–C3–C4 Screw Fixation: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Autoren

  • Igor Vadimovich Basankin

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Vladimir Alekseevich Porkhanov

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Abram Akopovich Giulzatyan

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Pavel Borisovich Nesterenko

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Eduard Romanovich Khurshudyan

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Marina Igorevna Tomina

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Ivan Evgenievich Gritsaev

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Karapet Karapetovich Takhmazyan

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia
  • Sergey Borisovich Malakhov

    1   Research Institute Krasnodar Regional Hospital 1 after Prof. S.V. Ochapovsky Spinal Surgery Department N°3, Krasnodar, Russia

Abstract

Screw loosening, avulsion, fracture, and rod migration are mechanical complications associated with dorsal fixation of the cervical spine. These usually occur in the late postoperative period and range from 2 to 5%. In this article, we describe a rare case of rod migration into the posterior cranial fossa 4 years after C1–C2–C3–C4 screw fixation in a patient with traumatic fracture of the C2 and C3 vertebrae.



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31. Oktober 2023

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