Late Complications of Displaced Thoracolumbar Fusion Instrumentation Presenting as New Pain in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

摘要

Background:Harrington rods and more modern thoracolumbar posterior fusion with segmental instrumentation have been used successfully for decades in individuals with scoliosis or spinal cord injury (SCI). However, late complications of these instrumentations specifically presenting as new, localized pain in individuals with SCI have not been previously reported. Displacement of the hooks and the rods can cause significant back pain that may require hardware removal.