Table 3.

Complications of transsacral fixation

Complication	Number of patients	Intervention
Superficial wound dehiscence	3	Local wound care
Pseudarthrosis (L5-S1)	5
Late infection: loose transsacral screw	1	Removal of transsacral screw, ALIF, posterior extension to ilium
Late infection: loose sacral screw	1	Reinstrumentation S1 screws and extension to ilium
Noninfected: loose sacral screw	2	Posterior reinstrumentation S1 screws and extension to ilium
Asymptomatic	1	Continued observation
Total number of transsacral complications	8
Total number of patients with complications	8

ALIF = anterior lumbar interbody fusion.