Despite advances in implant materials, surgical techniques, and infection prevention
practices, implant-associated spinal infection (IASI) remains a serious complication of …

ABSTRACT Background Context Pseudarthrosis after attempted spinal fusion is yet not
sufficiently understood and presents a surgical challenge. Occult infections are sometimes …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Summary of Background Data. Research has shown that
the use of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors increases the risk of pseudoarthrosis following …

Study Design. Retrospective case–control study. Objective. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the prevalence of pseudarthrosis following antepsoas (ATP) lumbar and …

Objective The medical literature on prisoner health care is limited, despite data showing that
prisoners experience high rates of physical and mental health challenges. We compared …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Despite the evidence in appendicular skeletal surgery, the effect
of infection on spinal fusion remains unclear, particularly after Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) …

Background Postoperative infection is a complication of spinal fusion surgery resulting in
increased patient morbidity. Strategies including intraoperative application of powdered …

Background Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) combined with
an activated collagen scaffold (Infuse; Medtronic, MN) has been used to facilitate lumbar …

Background Occult infections in spinal pseudarthrosis revisions have been reported in the
literature, but the relevance of such an infection on patient outcomes is unknown. We aimed …

Objectives Surgical fusion through posterior instrumentation and pedicle screw placement is
a long established method for stabilising traumatic spinal fractures. Post-surgical …