Recurrence Rates and Its Associated Factors after Early Spinal Instrumentation for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 2148 Patients.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have consistently reported the safety and effectiveness of early spinal instrumentation for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. However, none of these studies investigated the recurrence rate or associated factors based on this specific group of patients. Recurrence prediction models that are not based on a homogenous cohort of patients undergoing early spinal instrumentation show theoretical limitations for clinical use. A nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study using a claims database was planned to investigate the recurrence rate and its associated factors in patients who underwent early instrumented spinal fusion surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. We used data from the Korean National Health Insurance claims database collected between 2014 and 2018. A total o

SUBMITTER: Lim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature