Effects of Intraoperative Intrawound Antibiotic Administration on Spinal Fusion: A Comparison of Vancomycin and Tobramycin in a Rat Model.

Wataru Ishida Alexander Perdomo-Pantoja Benjamin D Elder John Locke Christina Holmes Timothy F Witham Sheng-Fu Larry Lo

Published in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (2020)

When spine surgeons decide to use intraoperative intrawound antibiotics in spinal fusion surgery, they should weigh the reduction in surgical site infection against a possible inhibitory effect on fusion.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
spinal cord
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
quality improvement
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
spinal cord injury
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
thoracic surgery