Wound complications in cases with interstitial implantations in spine surgery

Abstract

In the present paper we demonstrated our experience of treatment 69 patients with various spine pathology. All of those patients had typical local wound complications after surgical interventions with interstitial implantations application. Our work was aimed at development of the principles and systematization of techniques against the superficial and deep wound complications which occurred in early and late terms. In 38 cases final recovery in optimal terms was caused by treatment. In other cases according to the offered techniques, we performed resetting of a metal construction, alternative fixing, or removal with the subsequent delayed fixing. Early surgical revision and wound isolation from external environment are could guarantee preservation of metal constructions and wound fastest healing. An effective way to treat patients with deep wound infections are replaceable VAC-dressings.

Keywords

• local wound complications
• wound infection
• vac-dressing