Chronic wounds represent a large and growing disease burden. Infection and biofilm
formation are two of the leading impediments of wound healing, suggesting an important …

OBJECTIVE There has been increasing interest in the use of spinal anesthesia (SA) for
spine surgery, especially within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols …

Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To determine a pooled
incidence rate for deep surgical site infection (SSI) and compare available evidence for …

Objective Robotic surgical systems have been developed to improve spine surgery
accuracy. Studies have found significant reductions in screw revision rates and radiation …

Objective To describe telemedicine utilization in neurosurgery at a single tertiary institution
to provide outpatient care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with …

Objective Recently there has been increasing interest in the use of regional anesthesia for
minimally-invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and laminectomy, with the …

Background The coronavirus disease identified in 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic changed
neurosurgery protocols to provide ongoing care for patients while ensuring the safety of …

No scientific evidence on restrictions for patients following an anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF) is available. The goal of this study is to assess the practice and patterns …

This study evaluates potential associations between the perioperative urinary catheter (UC)
carriage and (Gram-negative) surgical site infections (SSIs) after spine surgery. It is a …

Background The perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis with 1st or 2nd generation
cephalosporins is evidence-based in orthopedic surgery. There are, however, situations with …