Consensus on Implants in Infections After Spine Surgery

Clin Spine Surg. 2020 May;33(4):163-171. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000855.

Abstract

In July of 2018, the Second International Consensus Meeting (ICM) on Musculoskeletal Infection convened in Philadelphia, PA was held to discuss issues regarding infection in orthopedic patients and to provide consensus recommendations on these issues to practicing orthopedic surgeons. During this meeting, attending delegates divided into subspecialty groups to discuss topics specifics to their respective fields, which included the spine. At the spine subspecialty group meeting, delegates discussed and voted upon the recommendations for 63 questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in spinal surgery. Of the 63 questions, 9 focused on implants questions in spine surgery, for which this article provides the recommendations, voting results, and rationales.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference

MeSH terms

  • Allografts
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bone Substitutes
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Orthopedics / standards*
  • Philadelphia
  • Postoperative Period
  • Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis Design*
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Risk Factors
  • Spine / surgery*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bone Substitutes