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. 2017 Oct;72(10):609–617. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2017(10)04

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Illustrative cases presented with pedicle screw and rod breakage. A. Pedicle screw breakage occurred 14 months after surgery in a 14-year-old girl with an L1 fracture. B. Pedicle screw breakage occurred 10 months after surgery in a 47-year-old man with an L2 fracture. C. Pedicle screw breakage occurred 18 months after surgery in a 39-year-old woman with a T12 fracture. D. Pedicle screw breakage occurred 8 months after surgery in a 35-year-old man with an L2 fracture. E. Pedicle screw breakage occurred 12 months after surgery in a 45-year-old man with a T12 fracture. F. Rod breakage occurred 24 months after surgery in a 27-year-old man with an L3 fracture.