Epidural Metalloma 12 Years After Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Case Report
We speculate that the proposed mechanism of instrumentation failure in our patient was over-aggressive postoperative exercise with pseudoarthrosis and metal-on-metal corrosion, leading to ALTR in the spinal canal.
Authors
- Dejan Čeleš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-5235)
- Janez Mohar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6228-3929)
- René Mihalič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2649-5913)
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Orthopaedic Hospital Valdoltra (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-025-01425-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01