TY - JOUR
TI - Vascular Injury in Elective Anterior Surgery of the Lumbar Spine: A Narrative Review.
AU - Pappa, Eleni
AU - Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios Stergios
AU - Benetos, Ioannis S.
AU - Pneumaticos, Spiridon
JO - CUREUS
PY - 2021
VL - 13
TODO - 12
SP - e20267
PB - 
SN - null
TODO - 10.7759/cureus.20267
TODO - anterior lumbar spine surgery, orthopaedics, spine surgery, vascular complications, vascular injury
TODO - The incidence of anterior lumbar surgery is increasing as the population is aging. Although adverse events regarding vasculature injury are uncommon, several have been  described in the current literature. Complications can be categorized based on the  time of occurrence, more specifically intraoperative or postoperative, but also  regarding the nature of vascular damage such as thrombosis, occlusion, or rupture.  The rate of complications is higher in the setting of revision anterior surgery than  with primary anterior lumbar surgery. Moreover, the incidence of revision anterior  surgery is also increasing in contrast to the past. Through this narrative review,  an effort is made for a thorough understanding of the complications associated with  anterior lumbar surgery, which will aid in the prevention, recognition, and  management of this rare complication.
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