A case of deep infection after instrumentation in dorsal spinal surgery: the management with antibiotics and negative wound pressure without removal of fixation

Until today the role of spinal instrumentation in the presence of a wound infection has been widely discussed and recently many authors leave the hardware in place with appropriate antibiotic therapy. This is a case of a 65-year-old woman suffering from degenerative scoliosis and osteoporotic multip...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2017-07, Vol.2017, p.bcr-2017-220792
Hauptverfasser:	Dobran, Mauro, Mancini, Fabrizio, Nasi, Davide, Scerrati, Massimo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Back surgery Biofilms Case reports Debridement Europe (West) Female Fractures Humans Infections Middle Aged Myocutaneous Flap - blood supply Necrosis - therapy Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - methods Patients Prostheses Reconstructive Surgical Procedures Scoliosis - complications Scoliosis - surgery Spinal Fusion - adverse effects Spinal Fusion - instrumentation Stainless steel Superficial Back Muscles - transplantation Surgery Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology Surgical Wound Infection - therapy Titanium alloys Treatment Outcome Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions White Wound healing
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