Removal of instrumentation for postoperative spine infection: systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: The data on this topic remain heterogeneous and low in quality. Retention may be preferred in the setting of early infection, when the risk of underlying spine instability is still high and the risk of mature biofilm formation on the implants is low. However, late infections likely favor instrumentation removal. Higher-quality evidence from large, multicenter, prospective studies is needed to reach generalizable conclusions capable of guiding clinical practice.PMID:34243152 | DOI:10.3171/2020.12.SPINE201300

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - July 9, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Andrew Hersh Robert Young Zach Pennington Jeff Ehresman Andy Ding Srujan Kopparapu Ethan Cottrill Daniel M Sciubba Nicholas Theodore Source Type: research