PROBLEMS OF IMPLANT-ASSOCIATED SPINE INFECTION TRWATMENT (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Abstract

The analysis of the literature data showed the lack of a unified approach to understanding the pyoinflammatory complications during stabilizing surgical interventions on the spine. Existing treatment methods are designed to stop the infection process. In this case, the correct assessment of the lesion is decisive in successful treatment. There are various approaches both in tactics and in application technologies. However, insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of the treatment methods indicates the unresolved nature of this problem. In the future, systematic reviews and meta-analyzes are required to determine potential methods of choice in the treatment of implant-associated purulent complications of the spine from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine. A review of literature was conducted from the databases of the RSCI, Scopus, Web of Scince, PubMed with a retrospective from 1991 to 2020.

Keywords

• spine
• infection
• surgical site infections
• osteomyelitis