The role of prophylactic antibiotics in spinal instrumentation: A rabbit model

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 653-656

  Guiboux, Jean Paul ^a   Ahlgren, Bradley ^a   Patti, James E ^a   Bernhard, Matthew ^a   Zervos, Marcus ^a   Herkowitz, Harry N ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Prophylactic antibiotics; Spinal fusion; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032521397     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199803150-00002     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Abbey DM, Turner DM, Warson JS, Wirt TC, Scalley RD. Treatment of postoperative wound infections following spinal fusion with instrumentation. J Spinal Disord 1995;8:278-83.
2. Boden SD, Schimandle JH, Hutton WC. An experimental lumbar intertransverse process spinal fusion model. Spine, 1995;20:412-20.
3. Davne SH, Myers DL. Complications of lumbar spinal fusion with transpedicular instrumentation. Spine 1992; 17(Suppl):184-9.
4. Esses SI, Sachs BL, Dreyzin V. Complications associated with the technique of pedicle screw fixation: A selected survey of ABS members. Spine 1993;18:2231-9.
5. Feighan JE, Stevenson S, Emery SE. Biologic and biomechanic evaluation of posterior lumbar fusion in the rabbit: The effect of fixation rigidity. Spine 1995;20:1561-7.
6. Guiboux J-P, Cantor JB, Small SD, Zervos M, Herkowitz HN. The effect of prophylactic antibiotics on iatrogenic intervertebral disc infections: A rabbit model. Spine, 1995;20: 685-8.
7. Massie JB, Heller JG, Abitbol JJ, McPherson D, Garfin SR. Postoperative posterior spinal wound infections. Clin Orthop 284:99-108.
8. Schimandle JH, Boden SD. Spine update: The use of animal models to study spinal fusion. Spine 1994;19:1998-2006.
9. Stambough JL, Beringer D. Postoperative wound infections complicating adult spine surgery. J Spinal Disord 1992; 53:277-85.
10. Lonstein JE. Management of postoperative spine infections. In: Gustilo, ed. Current Concepts in Management of Musculoskeletal Infections. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1989: 243-9.
11. West JL, Ogilvie JW, Bradford DS. Complications of the variable screw plate pedicle screw fixation. Spine 1991;16: 576-79.
12. Whitecloud TS, Butler JC, Cohen JL, Candelora PD. Complications with the variable spinal plating system. Spine 1989; 14:472-76.