Imaging Assessment of the Postoperative Spine: An Updated Pictorial Review of Selected Complications
| Autor: | Juan-Jose Espinoza-Garcia, Melanie-Tessa Saavedra-Navarrete, Alexela-Nerey Mendoza-Aguilar, Ernesto Roldan-Valadez, Roberto Corona-Cedillo, Sergey K. Ternovoy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Spinal stenosis Decompression Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Review Article General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Postoperative Complications 0302 clinical medicine Radiculitis Humans Medicine Postoperative Period Intervertebral Disc General Immunology and Microbiology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Intervertebral disc Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.disease Pseudomeningocele Spinal Fusion medicine.anatomical_structure Implant Radiology Arachnoiditis business Intervertebral Disc Displacement 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International BioMed Research International, Vol 2021 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2314-6141 2314-6133 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/9940001 |
| Popis: | Imaging of the postoperative spine requires the identification of several critical points by the radiologist to be written in the medical report: condition of the underlying cortical and cancellous bone, intervertebral disc, and musculoskeletal tissues; location and integrity of surgical implants; evaluation of the success of decompression procedures; delineation of fusion status; and identification of complications. This article presents a pictorial narrative review of the most common findings observed in noninstrumented and instrumented postoperative spines. Complications in the noninstrumented spine were grouped in early (hematomas, pseudomeningocele, and postoperative spine infection) and late findings (arachnoiditis, radiculitis, recurrent disc herniation, spinal stenosis, and textiloma). Complications in the instrumented spine were also sorted in early (hardware fractures) and late findings (adjacent segment disease, hardware loosening, and implant migration). This review also includes a short description of the most used diagnostic techniques in postoperative spine imaging: plain radiography, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and nuclear medicine. Imaging of the postoperative spine remained a challenging task in the early identification of complications and abnormal healing process. It is crucial to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the imaging modalities to choose those that provide more accurate spinal status information during the follow-up. Our review is directed to all health professionals dealing with the assessment and care of the postoperative spine. |
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