The effectiveness of pedicle screw immersion in vancomycin and ceftriaxone solution for the prevention of postoperative spinal infection: A prospective comparative study

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the local application of vancomycin hydrochloride (HCl)–ceftriaxone disodium hemiheptahydrate onto implants before using them to prevent postoperative infection. Methods: The study included 239 patients (153 women and 86 men; mean age:...

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Main Authors: Burak Eren, Feyza Karagöz Güzey, Serkan Kitiş, Nezih Özkan, Cafer Korkut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2018-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X17303814