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This series comprises ten patients treated with transpedicular screw fixation, who suffered early postoperative problems such as radicular pain or motor weakness. Besides plain radiographs, all patients were also evaluated with MR imaging. Three patients were reoperated for either repositioning or removal of the screws. MR images, especially T1-weighted ones, were very helpful for visualizing the problem and verifying the positions of the screws. In cases of wide areas of signal void around the screws, the neighboring axial MR images at either side, which have fewer artifacts, gave more information about the screws and the vertebrae.
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Received: 2 April 1998 Revised: 10 November 1998 Accepted: 28 November 1998
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Çolak, A., Kutlay, M., Demircan, N. et al. MR imaging for early complications of transpedicular screw fixation. E Spine J 8, 151–155 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005860050146
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005860050146