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Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the spinal canal following arthrodesis and removal of sublaminar wires

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Olson, SA; Lepkowski, H; Gaines, RW
Published in: Spine
January 1, 1991

Seven patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion with Harrington instrumentation and sublaminar wires, and subsequently had these implants removed, were evaluated for evidence of spinal canal compromise with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the sites of the sublaminar wires. All fusions were solid. The sites of 33 wires (27 levels) were evaluated with MRI. The average time the wires were in the spinal canal was 24.6 months. The average time following wire removal at the time of MRI was 61.7 months. Twenty-eight of 33 (85%) wire sites had no evidence of spinal canal compromise. Five sites had minimal (<15%) spinal canal compromise. The permanent structural changes in the spinal canal attributable to sublaminar wires appears to be quite modest. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.

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Spine

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1528-1159

ISSN

0362-2436

Publication Date

January 1, 1991

Volume

16

Issue

8

Start / End Page

339 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Orthopedics
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
 

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Olson, S. A., Lepkowski, H., & Gaines, R. W. (1991). Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the spinal canal following arthrodesis and removal of sublaminar wires. Spine, 16(8), 339–342. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199108001-00007
Olson, S. A., H. Lepkowski, and R. W. Gaines. “Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the spinal canal following arthrodesis and removal of sublaminar wires.” Spine 16, no. 8 (January 1, 1991): 339–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199108001-00007.
Olson, S. A., et al. “Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the spinal canal following arthrodesis and removal of sublaminar wires.” Spine, vol. 16, no. 8, Jan. 1991, pp. 339–42. Scopus, doi:10.1097/00007632-199108001-00007.

Published In

Spine

DOI

EISSN

1528-1159

ISSN

0362-2436

Publication Date

January 1, 1991

Volume

16

Issue

8

Start / End Page

339 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Orthopedics
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering