SPECT-CT Assessment of Pseudarthrosis after Spinal Fusion : Diagnostic Pitfall due to a Broken Screw
Joint Authors
Amzalag, Gaël
Schaller, Karl
Rager, Olivier
Ratib, Osman
Tessitore, Enrico
Varoquaux, Arthur
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 43-year-old drug addicted female was referred for a L5-S1 posterolateral in situ fixation with autologous graft because of an L5/S1 severe discopathy with listhesis.
After six months, low back pain recurred.
A Tc-99m HDP SPECT-CT diagnosed a pseudarthrosis with intense uptake of the L5-S1 endplates and a fracture of the right S1 screw just outside the metal-bone interface without any uptake or bone resorption around the screw.
The absence of uptake around a broken screw is a pitfall that the physician should be aware of.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rager, Olivier& Amzalag, Gaël& Varoquaux, Arthur& Schaller, Karl& Ratib, Osman& Tessitore, Enrico. 2013. SPECT-CT Assessment of Pseudarthrosis after Spinal Fusion : Diagnostic Pitfall due to a Broken Screw. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rager, Olivier…[et al.]. SPECT-CT Assessment of Pseudarthrosis after Spinal Fusion : Diagnostic Pitfall due to a Broken Screw. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rager, Olivier& Amzalag, Gaël& Varoquaux, Arthur& Schaller, Karl& Ratib, Osman& Tessitore, Enrico. SPECT-CT Assessment of Pseudarthrosis after Spinal Fusion : Diagnostic Pitfall due to a Broken Screw. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476696
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476696
