Impact of powdered vancomycin on preventing surgical site infections in neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Texakalidis, VM Lu, Y Yolcu, P Kerezoudis… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSIs) after spine and brain surgery present a major
burden to patients and hospitals by increasing morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs …

The value of plastic surgery spinal closures: a review of 782 spine cases

H Xu, C Rozanski, PJ Taub - Annals of plastic surgery, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background The role of the plastic surgeon in wound management after complications from
previous spinal surgeries is well established. Purpose The present study evaluates wound …

Perioperative adverse events following surgery for primary bone tumors of the spine and en bloc resection for metastases

R Charest-Morin, AM Flexman, S Srinivas… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Surgical treatment of primary bone tumors of the spine and en bloc resection for
isolated metastases are complex and challenging. Operative care is fraught with …

[HTML][HTML] Bilateral paraspinal muscle flap closure technique for reduction of wound complications from posterior thoracolumbar spinal fusion: results of a series of 716 …

JK Houten, GR Weinstein, MJ Collins… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Wound complications such as surgical site infection (SSI) and dehiscence are
among the most common complications of thoracolumbar spinal fusion surgery and are …

Systematic Review of Prophylactic Plastic Surgery Closure to Prevent Postoperative Wound Complications Following Spine Surgery

CR Guo, KMR Perla, OP Leary, RA Sastry… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Spinal surgeries are increasingly performed in the United States, but complication rates can
be unacceptably high at up to 26%. Consequently, plastic surgeons (PS) are sometimes …

Muscle flap closure following complex spine surgery: a decade of experience

MA Wright, AL Weinstein, JL Bernstein… - Plastic and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Advances in surgical technology and adjuvant therapies along with an aging
and increasingly morbid US population have led to an increase in complex spine surgery …

Complex wound closure by plastic surgery following resection of spinal neoplasms minimizes postoperative wound complications in high-risk patients

OP Leary, DD Liu, MK Boyajian, S Syed… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Wound breakdown and infection are common postoperative complications
following resection of spinal neoplasms. Accordingly, it has become common practice at …

Wound closure techniques for spinoplastic surgery: a review of the literature

DA Gomez, M Mazarei, I Abdulwadood… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The approach to skin closure in spinal surgery is dependent on surgeon preference
and experience. Wound complications, including dehiscence and surgical site infection …

Plastic multilayered closure in pediatric nonidiopathic scoliosis is associated with a lower than expected incidence of wound complications and surgical site infections

T Imahiyerobo, AA Minkara, H Matsumoto, MG Vitale - Spine deformity, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) and wound complications
between standard and plastic multilayered closure (PMC) in patients with pediatric …

Plastic surgery closure of complex spinal wounds

EO Kuris, D Alsoof, J Lerner, AS Woo… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Wound breakdown and infection are common complications after complex spine surgery
and may occur in up to 40% of high-risk patients. These are challenging scenarios which …