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Lateral radiograph taken three weeks post-operatively shows the anterior fusion C3-C6 with no hardware complications. The strut graft appears intact and well seated and the spine is in normal anatomic alignment 
Broken Screw

Lateral radiograph now 10 weeks post-operatively demonstrates interval fracturing of the two cortical screws in the vertebral body of C6. Superior displacement of the screws relative to the distal plate. Furthermore, the bone graft has tilted dorsally in its superior aspect as well.

 


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