Antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads in spinal surgery for patients with spondylodiscitis: a clinical retrospective study.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
; 23(1): 270, 2022 Mar 19.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Various surgical techniques for treating spondylodiscitis have been proposed, but the optimal surgical treatment remains controversial. In this study, we propose a new procedure that is implanting antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate (CS) beads into the disc after debridement using the Quadrant channel combined with percutaneous fixation through a single-stage posterolateral approach for the treatment of spondylodiscitis. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of this procedure.METHODS:
This study collected the data of 32 patients with spine spondylodiscitis and was surgically treated in our department from July 2015 to August 2020. The Demographic data included age, gender, involved segment, and complications were collected. The intra-operative details, results of culture, functional outcome, radiologic outcome, and length of hospital stay, laboratory examination were recorded.RESULTS:
The mean age of the 32 patients was 61.1 ± 9.7 years old. The mean operative time was 135.0 ± 30.6 minutes, and the mean blood loss was 243.4 ± 92.1 ml. The positive rate of culture was 72%. The mean Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score significantly improved from 7.5 to 1.6 and from 65% to 10%. Cobb angle was significantly improved and could be maintained at final follow-up. New bone formation was observed in all patients. There were no recurrences of infection in our study.CONCLUSIONS:
The posterolateral debridement and percutaneous fixation combined with antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads filling are effective in the treatment of spondylodiscitis in terms of infection control, early mobilization, and recovery.Palabras clave
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Pesquisa_clinica
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MEDLINE
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Fusión Vertebral
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Discitis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
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2022
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