Implant contamination as a cause of surgical site infection in spinal surgery: are single-use implants a reasonable solution?–a systematic review

F Schömig, C Perka, M Pumberger… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Springer
Background In spine surgery, surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the main perioperative
complications and is associated with a higher patient morbidity and longer patient …

A short review of antibacterial Cu-bearing stainless steel: antibacterial mechanisms, corrosion resistance, and novel preparation techniques

S Liu, H Guo - Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2024 - Springer
Cu-bearing stainless steel is widely used in the fields of food, medical and household
sanitary equipment because of its surface finish and corrosion resistance. However, the …

Cu-bearing 316L stainless steel coatings produced by laser melting deposition: Microstructure and corrosion behavior in simulated body fluids

Y Liu, J Yang, H Yang, K Li, Y Qiu, W Zhang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to clarify the effect of copper contents on the corrosion resistance of stainless steel
in biological environment, 316L-0Cu (wt%), 316L-1.5 Cu (wt%), 316L-4.5 Cu (wt%) and …

Implant retention or removal for management of surgical site infection after spinal surgery

A Agarwal, A Kelkar, AG Agarwal… - Global Spine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: A literature review. Objective: To summarize the implant removal rate,
common bacterial organisms found, time of onset, ratio of superficial to deep infection, and …

Use of biomaterials in 3D printing as a solution to microbial infections in arthroplasty and osseous reconstruction

A Periferakis, AT Periferakis, L Troumpata… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The incidence of microbial infections in orthopedic prosthetic surgeries is a perennial
problem that increases morbidity and mortality, representing one of the major complications …

Outcomes of an intraoperative povidone-iodine irrigation protocol in spinal surgery for surgical site infection prevention

Y Onishi, K Masuda, K Tozawa, T Karita - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective observational study. Objective: The aim of this study
was to evaluate the efficacy of our new protocol for preventing postoperative surgical site …

Spectrum of Surgical Site Infection Pathogens in Chronic Infectious Spondylitis Requiring Revision Surgery: A 5-Year Cohort Study

D Naumov, A Vishnevsky, N Linkova… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Spectrum monitoring of the pathogen in spondylitis patients plays a key role in
preventing infectious complications of spinal reconstructions in chronic spondylitis (CS) and …

High prevalence of biofilms on retrieved implants from aseptic pseudarthrosis cases

A Agarwal, M Mooney, AG Agarwal… - Spine Surgery and …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
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 …

Prevention of implant-associated spinal infections: the GAID-protocol

JM Przybyl, AA Hegewald - Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the GAID-Protocol, a
bundle of intra-and postoperative infection prevention measures, to reduce implant …

Updates on evidence-based practices to reduce preoperative and intraoperative contamination of implants in spine surgery: a narrative review

A Agarwal, B Lin, H Elgafy, V Goel, C Karas… - Spine Surgery and …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The current communication seeks to provide an updated narrative review on latest methods
of reducing implant contaminations used during spine surgery. Recent literature review has …