Abstract
Case:A 49-year-old woman presented with low back pain after a work-related injury. She failed 5 months of conservative management and subsequently underwent minimally invasive (MI) left sacroiliac joint (SIJ) fusion with 3 triangular titanium implants. Four months postoperatively, she developed recurrence of symptoms and radiographic halo phenomenon about the implants. The cephalad and caudal implants were replaced with threaded self-tapping implants, and the middle implant was unable to be removed. At 7-year follow-up, the halo phenomenon had resolved.Conclusion:This is an unusual case of radiographic halo phenomenon formation after MI SIJ fusion and halo resolution after subsequent revision.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e23.00199 |
Journal | JBJS case connector |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 17 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Sacroiliac joint fusion
- halo phenomenon
- radiolucencies
- sclerotic rind
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Case Reports
- Journal Article