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Reactive changes of disc space and foreign body granuloma due to bone wax in lumbar spine Ozdemir, Nail; Gelal, Mustafa Fazil; Minoglu, Mustafa & Celik, Levent Abstract Bone wax is a well-known agent used to prevent bleeding from the bone that can be used in different surgical procedures. Bone wax is a safe agent, but it may rarely lead to significant foreign body reactions. In this report, we present a patient who developed bone wax-related disc space foreign body granuloma following L4 total laminectomy, extremely rare complication. Keywords Bone wax, disc space changes, foreign body granuloma, lumbar disc surgery, spinal surgery

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