Case: Unusual Migration of Osteosynthetic Material
Petr Habal,
Václav Málek,
Josef Novotný
Affiliations
Petr Habal
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Cardiosurgery, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Václav Málek
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Neurosurgery, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Josef Novotný
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Radiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
The authors present a rare and unusual case of complication, migration of osteosynthetic material for stabilization, titanium rod, which was used for stabilization of comminutive fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. This rod migrated from the retroperitoneal space to the pleural cavity. The removal of this rod was carried out by videothoracoscopy.
