Abstract
Bone wax used in neurosurgical procedures is a rare cause of complications after surgery. We present a patient who developed paraplegia following thoracic spine surgery. A subsequent MR imaging study demonstrated a signal void that resembled postoperative air but appeared to cause cord compression and proved after a second surgery to represent bone wax. Recognizing the MR imaging and CT characteristics of bone wax is important to prevent mistaking it for residual air in postoperative imaging.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 844-846 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology
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