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Thoracic spinal instrumentation resulted in delayed aortic impingement identified one year post-procedure, necessitating operative hardware revision to prevent perforation or aneurysm.
Case report demonstrating the potential for delayed aortic impingement following thoracic spinal fixation and the need for operative revision to prevent severe vascular complications.
May warrant long-term aortic surveillance after thoracic spinal fixation; extends case-based awareness of delayed impingement but leaves open systematic evaluation.
Spinal instrumentation is a commonly performed procedure in modern surgery. Potential injury to the large vessels in the chest is a known complication of these procedures. We present a case of aortic impingement identified on a CT scan one year following a thoracic spinal procedure. Operative revision of the hardware was carried out to avoid delayed perforation or aneurysm formation.
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Klodell et al. (2007) studied this question. Thoracic spinal instrumentation resulted in delayed aortic impingement identified one year post-procedure, necessitating operative hardware revision to prevent perforation or aneurysm.
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