Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Efficacy of Irrigation in Elective,Instrumented Spinal Fusions
| Ben Rentfrow1* and Kanwaldeep Sidhu2 | |
| 1Staff Spine Surgeon, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA | |
| 2St Clair Orthopedics, St Clair Shores, MI, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Ben Rentfrow DO, Detroit Receiving Hospital, 4201 St Antoine BLVD, Detroit, MI 48201, USA Tel: 313-966-7786; Fax: 313-966-8400 E-mail: BRentfro@dmc.org |
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| Received: July 03, 2013 Accepted: December 11, 2013 Published: December 17, 2013 | |
| Citation: Rentfrow B, Sidhu K (2014) Efficacy of Irrigation in Elective, Instrumented Spinal Fusions. J Spine Neurosurg 3:1 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000128 |
Abstract
Efficacy of Irrigation in Elective,Instrumented Spinal Fusions
Causes of postoperative spinal surgery infections (POSSI) are multifactorial and related to both patient and procedural influences. Because of these omplexities,predictable infection rates likely exist that do not extrapolate to 0%.There has been no study that has proven that lack of irrigation,antibiotic laden or otherwise, increases the risk of postoperative infection in elective spine surgery.
