Spine
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Retrospective cohort study using the Pediatric Health Information System database. ⋯ Broad-spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis varied across hospitals and was often associated with known risk factors for SSI. These results highlight the need for future studies comparing the effectiveness of various prophylaxis strategies, particularly in high-risk subgroups. This research can inform the development of best practice for SSI prevention in spinal fusion procedures.
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Prospective case series and radiographical analysis. ⋯ This study reports the novel auto-correction of subaxial abnormalities after treatment of the primary upper cervical deformity and delineates the relationship between these 2 occurrences, thus demonstrating the reversibility of such complex abnormalities. Furthermore, the clinical outcomes after surgical treatment of swan neck deformities secondary to atlantoaxial dislocation are favorable and associated with a low complication rate.
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A case report and review of the literature. ⋯ Epidural pneumorrhachis may cause dural sac compression, thus worsening a patient's previous symptoms and possibly eliciting new problems such as CES. Conservative treatment should be the first-line approach, but surgery is often necessary when the problem remains unsolved. Percutaneous computed tomography-guided translaminar trephination may be an alternative to surgical decompression of the epidural space in selected patients.
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Case Reports
Bacteroides fragilis vertebral osteomyelitis complicated by percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis.
A case report of anaerobic vertebral osteomyelitis after percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis. ⋯ This is the first report to be issued regarding BFS secondary to percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis. In our case, the pathogenesis may have been direct inoculation of Bacteroides fragilis into the epidural space and disc during percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis because the procedural approach used was adjacent to the anus.
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Retrospective chart review. ⋯ Perceived association with infection should not influence the surgeon in bone graft choice for spinal fusion. There is a lack of scientific evidence to recommend for or against routine cultures on allograft implantation in the literature. Our results strongly underline the pertinence of larger multicenter clinical trials to assess the pertinence of peroperative allograft bone culture.