Surgeon practices regarding infection prevention for growth friendly spinal procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The rate of infection in patients having growth sparing surgery for early onset scoliosis has been reported up to 25 % during the course of treatment. A recent study demonstrated significant variability in the approach to infection prevention in adolescent and neuromuscular scoliosis. The purpose of this study is to conduct a similar survey in order to understand approaches used by experienced pediatric spinal surgeons with regard to infection prevention in growth friendly spinal procedures.

Materials and methods

After preliminary internal testing of a survey by the authors, a final 21-question survey was created and approved by the authors and electronically distributed to all members of the Chest Wall Spinal Deformity Study Group and the Growing Spine Study Group (

SUBMITTER: Glotzbecker MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142892 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature