Jordan S E, Bremer A M, Nguyen T Q
Neurosurgery. 1983 Oct;13(4):441-2. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198310000-00018.
The authors report an unusual complication after posterior cervical spine fusion utilizing methyl methacrylate and metallic pins. Eight months postoperatively, the patient noticed a subcutaneous foreign body in the right side of the neck. Radiographic and operative findings confirmed the clinical impression of migration of one of the metallic pins.