Is pseudarthrosis after spinal instrumentation caused by a chronic infection?
Søren Ohrt-NissenBlaine FritzLars ValentinKasper Nørskov KraghClaus MannicheBenny DahlThomas BjarnsholtPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
Pseudarthrosis after instrumented spinal surgery was not significantly associated with the presence of bacteria at the pseudarthrosis site. Positive cultivation results are common after spinal instrumentation, but our results indicate that they rarely represent an organized infection. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.