Journal article
Distant Harrington rod migration 35 years after implantation
Journal of clinical neuroscience, Vol.20(10), pp.1452-1453
10/01/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.019
PMID: 23664127
Abstract
Harrington rods have been successfully implanted in thousands of patients for the correction of scoliotic deformity since the 1950s. An exceedingly rare complication of Harrington rod placement is loosening with resultant migration. The authors present a 50-year-old woman who had a single Harrington rod placed when she was 15years old. Thirty-five years later, she presented with acute sensory changes in her lower extremities. Imaging revealed rod failure and migration of the hardware distally, resulting in penetration of the wall of the rectum. Due to the unique anatomical position of the migrated hardware, sigmoidoscopy was used to directly visualize and remove the rod. The patient ultimately made a full recovery. Rod migration is an exceedingly rare complication that has been described only a few times since the introduction of Harrington rods over 60years ago. The case herein is particularly unique given the extensive period of time that passed before migration (35years) and the use of sigmoidoscopy for hardware removal.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Distant Harrington rod migration 35 years after implantation
- Creators
- Robert K. Lark - Duke Medical CenterAdam M. Caputo - Duke University HospitalChristopher R. Brown - Duke Medical CenterKeith W. Michael - Duke Medical CenterJulie K. Thacker - Duke UniversityWilliam J. Richardson - Duke Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical neuroscience, Vol.20(10), pp.1452-1453
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.08.019
- PMID
- 23664127
- NLM abbreviation
- J Clin Neurosci
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
- eISSN
- 1532-2653
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9985167564602771
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