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ReviewRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina)2025

[Long-term Titanium mesh cage implant failure after total en bloc spondylectomy due to spinal chondrosarcoma: case report and literature review]

María Belén Ginetti, Pablo Oyhamburu, Martín Bosio, Fernando Di Tullio

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Review in Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

María Belén GinettiHospital Británico de Buenos Aires.
Pablo OyhamburuHospital Británico de Buenos Aires.
Martín BosioHospital Británico de Buenos Aires.
Fernando Di TullioHospital Británico de Buenos Aires.

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Abstract

Objective: To report an unusual titanium mesh cage failure after ten years of follow-up. Clinical case: A 40-year-old woman diagnosed with low-grade spinal chondrosarcoma underwent a total en-bloc spondylenctomy (TES) surgery. This technique required a wide resection, anterior reconstruction with a titanium mesh cage (TMC), and posterior stabilization. For several years a favorable clinical outcome was achieved. After 10 years of follow-up, the patient developed acute non-traumatic low back pain without neurological repercussions. The images confirmed a rupture of the titanium cage. After ruling out tumor recurrence, the patient went through spinal instrumentation revision. Conclusion: Isolated TMC rupture is a rare event scarcely reported in the literature. There is a strong recommendation to instrument two levels proximal and distal to the bone defect in 360° reconstructions after a TES. Stability had likely been lost over the years due to the slow resorption of the bone graft. We consider necessary studies with a higher casuistry and level of evidence to analyze the contributing factors for the event of TMC rupture.

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ChondrosarcomaProsthesis FailureSpinal NeoplasmsSurgical MeshTitaniumAdultFemaleHumansTitaniumchondrosarcomalow back painprosthesis and implantsprosthesis failure

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PMCPMC12057708

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