Surgical strategies for spinal infections: A narrative review

David H. Campbell, MD; Thomas J. Dowling, III, MD; Raymond Hah, MD; R. Kiran Alluri, MD; Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

North American Spine Society Journal (Dec 2023)

Surgical strategies for spinal infections: A narrative review

David H. Campbell, MD,
Thomas J. Dowling, III, MD,
Raymond Hah, MD,
R. Kiran Alluri, MD,
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

Affiliations

David H. Campbell, MD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC Spine Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
Thomas J. Dowling, III, MD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC Spine Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
Raymond Hah, MD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC Spine Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
R. Kiran Alluri, MD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC Spine Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD: Corresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, USC Spine Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1450 San Pablo St #5400, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16
p. 100293

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The successful operative management of spinal infections necessitates a thoughtful approach. Ideal treatment combines the universal goals of any spine operation, which are decompression of the neural elements and stabilization of instability, with source control and eradication of infection. Techniques to treat infection have evolved independently and alongside advances in implant technology and surgical techniques. This review will seek to outline current thinking on approaches to both primary and secondary spinal infections.

Published in North American Spine Society Journal

ISSN: 2666-5484 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/north-american-spine-society-journal-nassj/

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