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Complications of Spinal Implants

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Complications are inherent part of any surgery. Despite the role of implants to the progress of spine surgery, they are associated with a number of complications. The implant-related complications are best classified according to their temporal occurrence into early, intermediate, and lead complications. The early complications can further be classified into intraoperative and immediate postoperative ones. The aim of knowing about the different complications and their timeline is to find out an effective measure to prevent them. Accordingly, a number of techniques have been adopted to reduce the incidence of complications, for example, improvement of bone quality and nutrition of the patient, improving the technique of surgery, and improving our knowledge of the biomechanics and anatomy of the patient together with the adjuvant usage of different agents in order to augment the bone quality. However, despite the precautions, in case complications do occur, there should be a definite protocol for their management. Implant removal, augmentation of failing fusion, and addressing organ or vascular injuries in coordination with other departments can help in managing them.

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Ray, A. (2023). Complications of Spinal Implants. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_102

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