Background Retrospective observational study of prospectively collected outcomes.
Objective The use of transpedicular screws augmented with polymethyl methacrylate …

Purpose Spinal fusion is used for treatment of spinal deformities, degeneration, infection,
malignancy, and trauma. Reduction of motion enables osseous fusion and permanent …

METHODS: A retrospective review of 1332 consecutive spinal instrumentation cases
performed between 2002 and 2006 was conducted. Data collected included the location …

Although the incidence of infection following vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is rare,
postoperative infection and cement augmentation in preexistent spondylitis can cause life …

Purpose Postoperative spinal implant infection (PSII) places patients at risk for
pseudarthrosis, correction loss, spondylodiscitis, adverse neurological sequelae, and even …

Study Design: A prospective single-center study. Objectives: Assess to what degree
contamination of pedicle screws occur in standard intraoperative practice and if use of an …

Background Implant-associated infections are still a feared complication in the field of
orthopedics. Bacteria attach to the implant surface and form so-called biofilm colonies that …

Study Design: A prospective multicenter study. Objective: The objective of this study was to
assess bacterial contamination in current practices of pedicle screw handling and …

Introduction: Recent literature has associated pseudarthrosis and pedicle screw loosening
with subchronic infection at the pedicle of the vertebra. The positive culture results of a …

In this case series, we describe an infection treatment protocol involving permanent
implantation of antibiotic cement that is effective in eradicating deep infection. Surgical site …