The impact of deep surgical site infection on surgical outcomes after posterior adult spinal deformity surgery: a matched control study

ConclusionSSI significantly affects the first postoperative year after posterior ASD surgery. It is associated with more complications, unrelated revisions, and worst quality of life. However it ’s negative impact seems to be diluted by the second postoperative year as differences in HRQoL scores between the two groups decrease.Graphical abstractThese slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary material.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research