PENETRATION OF A SCREW INTO THE THORACIC AORTA IN ANTERIOR SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION - A CASE-REPORT

With recent advances in spine surgery, spinal instrumentation has allo wed the introduction of varied new devices and techniques, expanding i ts potentials. Yet this has also led to the incidence of unexpected co mplications. The current article reports on a serious case the authors recently experienced, in which a screw used for the instrumentation o f the thoracic vertebra penetrated the aorta.