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. 2015 Nov 4;10:30. doi: 10.1186/s13013-015-0056-5

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Fig. 1 — Radiographic findings of rod fracture. a Right T10 rod fracture near domino connector (rod fracture #6) diagnosed 58 months postop with associated T7-8 pseudarthrosis. This fracture occurred at location of prior cross-link. This patient had two subsequent PSO operations after the original PSO operation. The rod fracture occurred in a rod from the first PSO operation. Dominos were added during a subsequent PSO operation to connect to original instrumentation. b Bilateral L5-S1 rod fractures (rod fractures #1 and #2) diagnosed at 12 and 20 months post-operation with associated L5-S1 pseudarthrosis. These rods fractured at the apex of the rod bend with an 81° sagittal rod contour. Pseudarthrosis at L5-S1 was diagnosed during the second rod fracture at 20 months post-operation