The Effect of Lumbar Lordosis on Screw Loosening in Dynesys Dynamic Stabilization: Four-Year Follow-Up with Computed Tomography

Figure 5

Postoperative images obtained from a 69-year-old female patient who underwent dynamic stabilization at the level of L4/5. (a) Plain radiograph on postoperative day 3. (b) Postoperative plain radiograph 6 months after surgery documented the halo sign (arrow) which was indicative of screw loosening. (c) CT scan performed 19 months after surgery documented the presence of screw loosening (circle).

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