Delayed aortic injury after thoracic corrective osteotomy: a case report.

Sho MasudaAkinobu SuzukiShinji TakahashiKoji TamaiHiroaki Nakamura

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

This report describes a new critical complication after spinal correction surgery. Even without pedicle screw malposition, aortic injuries can happen to patients with osteoporosis after corrective osteotomy for degenerative kyphoscoliosis due to positional change of aorta and fragility of the ribs. The spine surgeon should be aware of this type of complication, and rib fractures around the aorta after vertebral osteotomy should not be neglected even when there is no displacement.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
pulmonary artery
total knee arthroplasty
aortic dissection
spinal cord
bone mineral density
coronary artery
minimally invasive
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular
postmenopausal women
pulmonary arterial hypertension
coronary artery bypass
robot assisted
coronary artery disease
infectious diseases