Delayed aortic injury after thoracic corrective osteotomy: a case report

Volume: 31, Issue: 12, Pages: 3703 - 3707
Published: Oct 5, 2021
Abstract
To present a case of delayed aortic perforation due to a nondisplaced fracture of the 9th rib after vertebral osteotomy for degenerative kyphoscoliosis in patients with osteoporosis.A 78-year-old female patient with osteoporosis had undergone T9-iliac correction surgery for degenerative kyphoscoliosis. After 2 years, the patient underwent T10 pedicle subtraction osteotomy for a T10 vertebral fracture and progression of kyphosis. Postoperatively,...
Paper Details
Title
Delayed aortic injury after thoracic corrective osteotomy: a case report
Published Date
Oct 5, 2021
Volume
31
Issue
12
Pages
3703 - 3707
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