Abstract Background Surgical-site infections (SSIs) are recognized as negatively affecting
patient quality of life. No meta-analysis of SSI utility values is available in the literature to …

Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To determine a pooled
incidence rate for deep surgical site infection (SSI) and compare available evidence for …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infections (SSI) are one the most frequent and
costly complications following spinal surgery. The SSI rates of different surgical approaches …

Purpose The aim of this study was to develop and internally validate a multivariable model
for accurate prediction of surgical site infection (SSI) after instrumented spine surgery using …

This study evaluated the clinical, laboratory, microbiological, radiological and treatment
characteristics of patients with early-onset and late-onset spinal implant-associated …

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of circumferential minimally
invasive surgery (CMIS) using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and percutaneous …

Surgical site infections (SSI) following spine procedures are serious and costly
complications that may reduce patient quality of life (QOL). Deep SSIs may also extend …

Background: Few reports in the literature have described the long-term outcome of
postoperative infection from the patient perspective. The aim of the present study was to …

Abstract Purpose Pan Lumbar Arthodesis (PLA) are often required for Adult Spinal Deformity
(ASD) correction, reducing significantly the compensatory capacity in case of postoperative …

Background Deep surgical site infection (DSSI) is one of the most challenging complications
in lumbar fusion surgery. Few investigations examined the effect of vancomycin powder …