The migration of a broken luque rod: A case report

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Hirano, Kenichi ^a   Deguchi, Masao ^a   Kanamono, Toshihisa ^a  

^a NAGANO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Luque rod; Migration; Paraplegia; Segmental spinal instrumentation; Spinal fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE MIGRATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PELVIS INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SACRUM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34247097895     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31802c2a62     Document Type: Article

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