Infection Recurrence in Instrumented Spinal Fusion in Children.

Carlos Alberto MoyanoCarlos A TelloPiantoni LucasIda A Francheri WilsonEduardo GalarettoRodrigo G RemondinoErnesto BersuskyMariano A Noël

Published in: Global spine journal (2020)

In this series of 29 pediatric patients who underwent instrumented spinal fusion due to deformity, we reported one case of reinfection (3.4%). Given that 96.6% of infections were resolved, we suggest treatment with I&D procedures with retention of implants to treat acute SSI.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
liver failure
young adults
surgical site infection
spinal cord injury
aortic dissection
combination therapy
hepatitis b virus
free survival
replacement therapy