KMID : 1099620140110010022
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Korean Journal of Spine 2014 Volume.11 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.24
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Late Infection from Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion after Twenty Years
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Jin Sung-Won
Kim Se-Hoon Choi Jong-Il Ha Sung-Kon Lim Dong-Jun
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Abstract
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been performed for degenerative and traumatic cervical diseases to improve pain and neurologic symptoms including sensory change and motor weakness. Infection, however, is a rare complication of ACDF, and late infection is even much rarer. We present a case of late Infection from ACDF C4-5 using Biocompatible Osteoconductive Polymer (BOP) after twenty years in the absence of an esophageal perforation, Zenker¡¯s diverticulum, or recent surgery or bacteremia. Late infection from ACDF after 20 years is extremely rare in the literature. However, possibility of such a late complication should be appreciated during the follow-up period and surgical resection will be required for proper treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Infection, Late complication, Late infection
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