Single-use versus reusable medical devices in spinal fusion surgery: a hospital micro-costing analysis.
Charlie BouthorsJ NguyenL DurandA DuboryS RaspaudCh CourtPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2019)
Owing to the absence of re-sterilization, single-use devices in one- and two-level lumbar fusion allow significant money and time savings. They may also avoid delaying surgery in case of reusable device unavailability.