Cervical wound dehiscence following internal fixation of the cervical and thoracic spine: a report of three cases.

ABSTRACT: Wound dehiscence is a known postoperative complication, but in cervical spine surgery it is rare and there is a lack of documented literature. This case report discusses novel complications of wound dehiscence in three patients who were treated with spinous process ostectomies after posterior cervical surgeries. In total three cases are reported in these reports. Case one documents the management of a patient with full-thickness cervical wound dehiscence following a cervical paraspinal infection corrected with posterior spinal fixation and fusion. This patient was treated with resection of the prominent spinous processes. Case two documents the management of a patient with an odontoid fracture requiring revision surgery. The patient developed a full-thickness wound dehiscence and was treat

SUBMITTER: Hardham J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature