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The superior and inferior endplates have keels to resist translation forces.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>The patient in Case 1 was a 52-year-old man with severe L4\u20135 discogenic pain; and in Case 2, a 42-year-old woman with disabling L4\u20135 and L5\u2013S1 discogenic back pain. Both patients were without medical comorbidities and were nonsmokers with no risk factors for osteoporosis. Both had undergone uneventful retroperitoneal approaches performed by a vascular access surgeon. Computed tomography studies on postoperative Day 2 confirmed excellent prosthesis placement. Initial recoveries were uneventful. Two weeks postoperatively, after stretching (extension or hyperextension) in bed at home, each patient suffered the sudden onset of severe abdominal pain with anterior dislocation of the Maverick prosthesis. The patients were returned to the operating room and underwent surgery performed by the same spinal and vascular surgeons. Removal of the Maverick prosthesis and anterior interbody fusion with a separate cage and plate were performed. Both patients had recovered well with good clinical and radiological recovery at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Possible causes of the anterior dislocation of the Maverick prosthesis include the following: 1) surgeon error: In both cases the keel cuts were neat, and early postoperative CT confirmed good placement of the prosthesis; 2) equipment problem: The keel cuts may have been too large because the cutters were worn, which led to an inadequate press fit of the implants; 3) prosthesis fault: Both plates of the dislocated implants looked normal and manufacturer analysis reported no fault; 4) patient factors: Both dislocations happened early in the postoperative period, after hyperextension of the spine while the patient was supine in bed. Bracing would not have reduced hyperextension.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Dislocation of a lumbar spinal implant represents a life-threatening complication and should therefore be considered and recognized early. Radiographic and CT studies of both the lumbar spine (for prosthesis) and the abdomen (for hematoma) should be performed, as should CT angiography (for vessel damage or occlusion).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Any anterior lumbar revision surgery is hazardous, and it is strongly advisable to have a vascular surgeon scrubbed. In cases of dislocation or extrusion of a lumbar interbody prosthesis, the salvage revision strategy is fusing the segment via the same anterior approach.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Surgeons should be aware of the risk of anterior dislocation of the Maverick prosthesis. Keel cutters should be regularly checked for sharpness, as they may be implicated in the loosening of implants. Patients and their physical therapists should also avoid lumbar hyperextension in the early postoperative period.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3171\/2013.5.spine12753","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,6,14]],"date-time":"2013-06-14T18:11:59Z","timestamp":1371233519000},"page":"191-196","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Early postoperative dislocation of the anterior Maverick lumbar disc prosthesis"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Cristian","family":"Gragnaniello","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kevin A.","family":"Seex","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lukas G.","family":"Eisermann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eisertech, LLC, San Diego, California"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew H.","family":"Claydon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery, Epworth Hospital;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory M.","family":"Malham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroscience Institute, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"key":"b1-spine12753","series-title":"Orthop Clin North Am","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"389","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ocl.2005.03.003","article-title":"Complications and strategies for revision surgery in total disc replacement","volume":"36","author":"Bertagnoli","year":"2005"},{"key":"b2-spine12753","series-title":"J Neurosurg Spine","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"466","DOI":"10.3171\/2010.12.SPINE09429","article-title":"A novel modification for removal of the polyethylene core in artificial disc retrieval using a transpsoas minimally invasive technique. 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