Abstract | STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective matched cohort study with control group. OBJECTIVE: SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: METHODS: After IRB approval, the medical records of 220 children with CP who underwent spinal fusion with unit rod instrumentation for a primary spinal deformity between January 2000 through December 2006 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. We evaluated the incidence of postoperative wound infection in patients with AbBGF and those without bone graft (BGF). RESULTS: One hundred fifty-four patients received AbBGF during spinal fusion surgery and 6 patients (3.9%) developed a deep wound infection. Ten (15.2%) of the 66 patients without AbBGF developed a deep wound infection. The difference between groups was statistically different (P = 0.003). The mean age at surgery, preoperative Cobb angle, correction rate, operative time, and estimated blood loss were not statistically different between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). The length of hospital stay was decreased in the AbBGF group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Battugs Borkhuu, Andrzej Borowski, Suken A Shah, Aaron G Littleton, Kirk W Dabney, Freeman Miller |
Journal | Spine
(Spine (Phila Pa 1976))
Vol. 33
Issue 21
Pg. 2300-4
(Oct 01 2008)
ISSN: 1528-1159 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18827695
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
(instrumentation, methods)
- Bone Transplantation
(adverse effects, instrumentation)
- Cerebral Palsy
(microbiology, surgery)
- Child
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gentamicins
(administration & dosage)
- Humans
- Male
- Orthopedic Fixation Devices
(adverse effects, microbiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Spinal Fusion
(adverse effects, instrumentation)
- Surgical Wound Infection
(etiology, microbiology, prevention & control)
- Transplantation, Homologous
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