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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2005;38(1): 77-79. |
| Early Stress Fracture of the Pelvic Ring Following Proximal Extension of an Instrumented Lumbosacral Fusion to Treat Junctional Kyphosis. |
| Won Joong Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Song Woo Shin |
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea. frangiewjk@hotmail.com
2Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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We report a case of early stress fracture of the pelvic ring following an extension of a multilevel instrumented lumbosacral fusion in an osteopenic female. Surgeons should be aware of possibilities of pelvic complications in osteopenic patients with lumbosacral arthrodesis and should take care when harvesting iliac bone graft. |
| Key Words:
Early stress fracture; Pelvic ring; Long instrumented fusion; Adult deformity |
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