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Side-effects and adverse interactions
The application or improper use of this system carries the follow-
ing risks:
• Implant failure resulting from excess load
– warping or bending
– loosening
– breakage
• Inadequate fixation
• Absence of, or delayed, bony union
• Infection
• Fractured vertebral body or bodies
• Tissue reaction to implant materials
• Hematoma and impaired wound healing
• Injuries to
– nerve roots
– spinal cord
– vessels
– organs
• Changes of the normal spine lordosis
• Impairment of the gastrointestinal, urological and/or
reproductive systems
• Pain or indisposition
• Bursitis
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