TITLE:
Threatened Aortic Injury by Thoracic Pedicle Screw: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Amadou Ndiassé Kassé, Souleymane Diao, Magatte Gaye, Jean Claude Sané, Jean Marie Vianey Hope, Karim Hemmam, Babacar Thiam, Pape Adama Dieng, Mouhamadou Habib Sy
KEYWORDS:
Thoracic Spine, Pedicle Screw, Aorta, Thoracotomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.8 No.2,
February
12,
2018
ABSTRACT: Iatrogenic vascular injury during posterior spinal surgery is a rare but potentially serious complication with treatment challenges. We report the case of threatened aortic injury by pedicle screw impingement during posterior fixation of thoracic spine T7 - T8 fracture dislocation. The removal of the conflicting screws was done posteriorly after a visual control of the absence of adventitious break-in by a thoracotomy.