High Prevalence of Biofilms on Retrieved Implants from Aseptic Pseudarthrosis Cases

High Prevalence of Biofilms on Retrieved Implants from Aseptic Pseudarthrosis Cases

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 previous retrieval analysis show that such patients have a high frequency of bacterial contamination. The objective of...

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Main Authors: Aakash Agarwal, Megan Mooney, Ashish Agarwal, Daksh Jayaswal, Gayane Saakyan, Vijay Goel, Jeffrey Wang, Neel Anand, Steve Garfin, Vithal Shendge, Hossein Elgafy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2021-03-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
pseudarthrosis
screw loosening
biofilm
occult infection
undiagnosed infection
subchronic infection
surgical site infection
aseptic revision
readmission
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/5/2/5_2020-0147/_pdf/-char/en

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