Background: Pseudarthrosis following spinal fusion is a complication that frequently requires
revision surgery. Reported rates of pseudarthrosis after surgical site infection (SSI) range …

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

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

Hypothesis To assess whether a chronic bacterial infection is present in a subset of patients
with pseudarthrosis after instrumented spinal fusion. Methods This was a prospective …

Surgical site infection (SSI) after spine instrumentation is difficult to treat, and often requires
removal of instrumentation. The removal of instrumentation after spine surgery is a severe …

This study identifies the rate of pseudarthrosis following surgical debridement for deep
lumbar spine surgical site infection and identify associated risk factors. Patients who …

Postoperative spinal wound infection is a potentially devastating complication after operative
spinal procedures. Despite the utilization of perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in recent …

Purpose To examine the incidence of occult infection in revision spine surgeries and its
correlation with preoperative inflammatory markers. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all …

Basics Postoperative surgical site infections of the spine have been described in up to 20%
of patients and can result in serious consequences for the patient and substantial treatment …

Study Design Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective Analyze the
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) database to assess the …