Polymethylmethacrylate Entrapped in Inferior Vena Cava Filter After a Scheuermann Kyphosis Revision Surgery.

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN:

Case report.

OBJECTIVES:

To review and expose the rare occurrence of prophylactic polymethylmethacrylate becoming trapped in an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter following lumbar spine revision surgery in a patient with Scheuermann's kyphosis.

METHODS:

Intraoperative reports, progress notes, and imaging were reviewed for a patient who underwent an initial surgery for Scheuermann's kyphosis correction, a subsequent revision surgery for a fracture sustained during the post-operative period, and an IVC filter removal procedure.

RESULTS:

The medical reports and imaging revealed the prophylactic cement used in the revision surgery migrated through the vertebral bodies, into a paravertebral vein, and became trapped in the IVC filter subsequently complicating its removal.

CONCLUSIONS:

An IVC filter can prevent serious pulmonary and cardiovascular complications arising from prophylactic cement leakage out of the vertebral bodies into the venous system following its use in a revision surgery for kyphosis correction.

• Authors: Charles Edwards 2nd, Alexis Blight, Kak Kim, Charles Edwards Sr
• Journal: Spine deformity (Spine Deform) Vol. 3 Issue 6 Pg. 604-607 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 2212-1358 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 27927563 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Scoliosis Research Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.