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
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To evaluate the effect of integrity of dural sac in determining motor neurological recovery in patients with cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in vertebral fractures at thoracolumbar junction. ⋯ Neurological recovery in cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in thoracolumbar fractures is significantly less likely in an intact dural sac, probably because the dural breach prevents the roots to take as much impact as compared to an intact dural sac.
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Several methods have been used to reduce the infection rate in spinal surgeries with instrumentation. ⋯ Our study suggests that rifamycin application to the surgical area in spinal operations with instrumentation is an effective method to prevent S. aureus infections.