SpinePub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005224
Bochen An, Bowen Ren, Yihao Liu, Qingzu Liu, Chongyang Liu, Zhenchuan Han, Jianhui Wu, Keya Mao, Jianheng Liu
{"title":"Minimally Invasive Unilateral Pedicle Combined with Contralateral Translaminar Facet Joint Screw Fixation for single-segment Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A 10-year follow-up Study.","authors":"Bochen An, Bowen Ren, Yihao Liu, Qingzu Liu, Chongyang Liu, Zhenchuan Han, Jianhui Wu, Keya Mao, Jianheng Liu","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000005224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>This retrospective study compared unilateral pedicle screw combined with contralateral translaminar facet joint screw (UPS+TFS) fixation with bilateral pedicle screw (BPS) fixation in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) for single-segment lumbar degenerative disease.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the long-term clinical efficacy of UPS+TFS fixation and BPS fixation in MIS-TLIF.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>Limited research exists on the long-term clinical outcomes of UPS+TFS fixation in MIS-TLIF. This study addresses this gap by comparing UPS+TFS with the more common BPS fixation technique.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis of 151 patients with single-segment lumbar degenerative disease treated with MIS-TLIF at XXX Hospital (March 2011-December 2012) was conducted. Propensity score matching (1:1) resulted in 32 patients per group (UPS+TFS and BPS). Basic demographic characteristics, preoperative functional scores, perioperative indicators, and postoperative complications were compared between the groups. Lumbar and leg Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores up to 10 years postoperatively were also compared. The surgical outcomes of both groups were evaluated using the MacNab criteria at the final follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The UPS+TFS group had significantly lower lumbar VAS scores at three months postoperatively (P<0.05) with less intraoperative blood loss, shorter surgery time, and reduced hospital stay compared to the BPS group (P<0.05). No significant differences were found in the JOA or ODI scores between the two groups at 3 months and 1, 3, 5, and 10 years post-surgery (P>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>UPS+TFS and BPS fixation during MIS-TLIF can achieve favorable clinical outcomes with no difference in long-term clinical efficacy. UPS+TFS demonstrates perioperative advantages such as reduced intraoperative blood loss, shorter operation time, reduced postoperative hospital stay, and less iatrogenic injury. Therefore, MIS-TLIF with UPS+TFS fixation is a reliable treatment for single-segment lumbar degenerative disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005225
Xu Tao, Aydin Kaghazchi, Geet Shukla, Janesh Karnati, Andrew Wu, Sachin Shankar, Ahmed Ashraf, Sruthi Ranganathan, Julia Garcia-Vargas, Parikshit Barve, Kelly Childress, Owoicho Adogwa
{"title":"Adjunctive Use of Gabapentinoids Increases Opioid Consumption Following 1- to 3-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Posterior Fixation: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis.","authors":"Xu Tao, Aydin Kaghazchi, Geet Shukla, Janesh Karnati, Andrew Wu, Sachin Shankar, Ahmed Ashraf, Sruthi Ranganathan, Julia Garcia-Vargas, Parikshit Barve, Kelly Childress, Owoicho Adogwa","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000005225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective cohort.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the impact of adjunctive gabapentinoid therapy on postoperative opioid consumption following 1-3 levels anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with posterior fixation.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>Gabapentin and pregabalin are analogues of the inhibitory neurotransmitter Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) and are frequently employed as adjuncts in multimodal anesthesia strategies for managing acute pain. However, the opioid-sparing effect of gabapentinoids in the context of spine surgery has yet to be consistently demonstrated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The PearlDiver Database was queried from 2010 to 2021 for patients who underwent primary 1-3 levels ALIF with posterior fixation. Patients with opioid or gabapentinoid use within 6 months prior to index surgery were excluded. Patients with both gabapentinoid and opioid treatment were propensity score-matched to patients with opioid-only treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The propensity score-matching resulted in two equal groups of 2,617 patients with and without adjunctive gabapentinoid treatment for pain management. Adjunctive use of gabapentinoids was associated with a modest 2.9% reduction in average Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) per day (Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) -1.33, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) [-2.657, -0.002], P=0.050). However, this was accompanied by a 37.1% increase in the total duration of opioid prescriptions (SMD 94.97, 95% CI [56.976, 132.967], P<0.001) and a 41.7% increase in total MME consumption per patient (SMD 4817.23, 95% CI [1864.410, 7770.044], P=0.001). Additionally, gabapentinoid use was associated with an increased risk of readmission due to pain (Relative Risk (RR) 1.10, 95% CI [1.002, 1.212], P=0.050) and the development of drug abuse (RR 1.37, 95% CI [1.016, 1.833], P=0.046).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the modest daily opioid-sparing effect observed, adjunctive gabapentinoid treatment appears to increase total opioid consumption due to prolonged opioid use and may compromise pain management in the context of ALIF with posterior fixation.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005220
Mikkel Ø Andersen, Andreas K Andresen, Jacob Stampe Frølich, Karen Højmark Hansen, Line Nielsen, Tanja Gram Petersen, Leah Y Carreon, Anne Pernille Hermann, Jan Sørensen
{"title":"Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Denmark 2010-2018: A National Registry Analysis.","authors":"Mikkel Ø Andersen, Andreas K Andresen, Jacob Stampe Frølich, Karen Højmark Hansen, Line Nielsen, Tanja Gram Petersen, Leah Y Carreon, Anne Pernille Hermann, Jan Sørensen","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000005220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Register-based cohort study based on linked data from multiple national registries.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the sociodemographic and health characteristics of individuals in Denmark with osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) and analyze time trends. The study compares labor market participation and comorbidities between OVF patients and a matched control group without these fractures.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>The incidence and characteristics of OVF patients in Denmark are not well-documented. Multiple national health and economic registries enable linking of individual patient data, providing new insights.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified individuals with hospital-diagnosed vertebral compression fractures from 2010 to 2018 using the Danish National Patient Register. A control group was matched by sex, age, and municipality. Work status prior to OVF was categorized as employed, on paid sickness benefit, in early retirement, or on old-age pension. Comorbidities were analyzed based on hospital diagnoses within 10 years prior to the fracture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During 2010 to 2018, 20.262 individuals had a hospital contact with an OVF. Sixty-four percent were women and the mean age was 73.6 (SD 12.4) years. OVF incidence increased from 86 in 2010 to 142 per 100,000 persons in 2018. In 2018, the regional incidence ranged from 120 to 154 per 100,000. More than a fifth of the patients were working prior to the fracture, while 77% were in early retirement or old-age pension. The population with OVF had more comorbidities than the matched comparison group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence of hospital-diagnosed OVFs has risen over the last decade, with regional differences. Notably, over 20% of OVF patients were still employed, highlighting the socioeconomic impact of this condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-15Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004967
Alan A Stein, Amer F Samdani, Alexander J Schupper, Zan Naseer, Ronit V Shah, Sabrina Zeller, Joshua M Pahys, Solomon Praveen Samuel, Alejandro Quinonez, Steven W Hwang
{"title":"Lumbar Vertebral Body Tethering: Single Center Outcomes and Reoperations in a Consecutive Series of 106 Patients.","authors":"Alan A Stein, Amer F Samdani, Alexander J Schupper, Zan Naseer, Ronit V Shah, Sabrina Zeller, Joshua M Pahys, Solomon Praveen Samuel, Alejandro Quinonez, Steven W Hwang","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004967","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the outcomes and reoperation rates in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing lumbar anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>AVBT is a viable option for growing children. The benefit of motion preservation must be balanced by a higher reoperation rate. A paucity of reports has addressed lumbar AVBT.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A single-center retrospective study was conducted to identify all patients who underwent lumbar AVBT (lowest instrumented vertebra L3 or L4) with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. Clinical and radiographic parameters, including complications and reoperations, were also collected. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t test for qualitative variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From a data set of 551 patients, we identified 106 patients (89% female) who underwent a lumbar AVBT (33 lumbar only, 73 bilateral thoracic/lumbar) with a mean follow-up of 4.1 ± 1.6 years at which point 85% (90/106) had reached skeletal maturity. Preoperatively, these patients were skeletally immature (age: 12.8 ± 1.3 yr, Sanders: 3.3 ± 0.8, R = 0.6 ± 0.9) with a lumbar coronal curve angle of 49.6° ± 11.2° which corrected to 19.9° ± 11.2° ( P < 0.0001) at most recent follow-up. At the latest follow-up, 76.4% (81/106) of the patients harbored a coronal curve angle of <30°. Twenty patients (18.9%) underwent 23 reoperations, with overcorrection being the most common (10/23, 43%). Broken tethers led to reoperation in 3 instances (3/23, 13%). Six patients in the cohort needed a posterior spinal fusion (6/106, 5.4%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Vertebral body tethering is a viable treatment option for skeletally immature patients with idiopathic scoliosis. This report is the largest to date for lumbar AVBT, highlighting that 84% of patients harbored a curve <35° at the latest follow-up but with an 18.9% reoperation rate.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>3.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"1548-1554"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Skeletal-related Events Using SINS.","authors":"Kazuo Nakanishi, Yasukazu Hijikata, Kazuya Uchino, Yoshihisa Sugimoto, Hideaki Iba, Seiya Watanabe, Shigeru Mitani","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004983","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Predictive study utilized retrospectively collected data.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The primary objective was to evaluate the predictive association between the Spine Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) and Skeletal-related events (SREs). Secondary objectives included examining characteristics of cases with SINS ≤ 6 among those who developed SRE and evaluating the impact of additional predictors on prediction accuracy.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>Advances in cancer treatment have prolonged the lives of cancer patients, emphasizing the importance of maintaining quality of life. SREs from metastatic spinal tumors significantly impact the quality of life. However, currently, there is no scientifically established method to predict the occurrence of SRE. SINS, developed by the Spine Oncology Study Group, assesses spinal instability using six categories. Therefore, the predictive performance of SINS for SRE occurrence is of considerable interest to clinicians.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This predictive study utilized retrospectively collected data from a single-center registry comprising over 1000 patients with metastatic spinal tumors. SINS and clinical data were collected. Logistic regression was used to create a prediction equation for SRE using SINS. Additional analyses explored factors associated with SRE in patients with SINS ≤ 6.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 1041 patients with metastatic spinal tumors. SRE occurred in 121 cases (12%). The prediction model for SRE using SINS demonstrated an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.832. Characteristics associated with SRE included lower female prevalence, surgeries to primary sites, bone metastases to nonspinal sites, and metastases to other organs. A post hoc analysis incorporating additional predictors improved the AUC to 0.865.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SINS demonstrated reasonable predictive performance for SRE within one month of the initial visit. Incorporating additional factors improved prediction accuracy. The study emphasizes the need for a comprehensive clinical prediction model for SRE in metastatic spinal tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"E367-E371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-15Epub Date: 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004977
Andrea H Johnson, Jane C Brennan, Parimal Rana, Justin J Turcotte, Chad Patton
{"title":"Disparities in Patient-reported Outcome Measure Completion Rates and Baseline Function in Newly Presenting Spine Patients.","authors":"Andrea H Johnson, Jane C Brennan, Parimal Rana, Justin J Turcotte, Chad Patton","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004977","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective review.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate disparities in patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) completion rates and baseline function scores among newly presenting spine patients.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>Prior studies have demonstrated that minority patients and those of low socioeconomic status may present with worse physical and mental health on PROMs. As PROMs are increasingly used in clinical care, research, and health policy, accurate assessment of health status among populations relies on the successful completion of PROM instruments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of 10,803 consecutive new patients presenting to a single multidisciplinary spine clinic from June 2020 to September 2022 was performed. Univariate statistics were performed to compare demographics between patients who did and did not complete PROMs. Multivariable analysis was used to compare PROM instrument completion rates by race, ethnicity, and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and baseline scores among responders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 68.4% of patients completed PROMs at the first clinic visit. After adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and diagnosis type, patients of non-White race (OR=0.661, 95% CI=0.599-0.729, P <0.001), Hispanic ethnicity (OR=0.569, 95% CI=0.448-0.721, P <0.001), and increased social vulnerability (OR=0.608, 95% CI=0.511-0.723, P <0.001) were less likely to complete PROMs. In the multivariable models, patients of non-White race reported lower levels of physical function (β=-6.5, 95% CI=-12.4 to -0.6, P =0.032) and higher levels of pain intensity (β=0.6, 95% CI=0.2-1.0, P =0.005). Hispanic ethnicity (β=1.5, 95% CI=0.5-2.5, P =0.004) and increased social vulnerability (β=1.1, 95% CI=0.4-1.8, P =0.002) were each associated with increased pain intensity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among newly presenting spine patients, those of non-White race, Hispanic ethnicity, and with increased social vulnerability were less likely to complete PROMs. As these subpopulations also reported worse physical function or pain intensity, additional strategies are needed to better capture patient-reported health status to avoid bias in clinical care, outcomes research, and health policy.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>4.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"1591-1597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Canal Bone Ratio: A Novel Indicator for Opportunistic Osteoporosis Screening in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Through Radiographs.","authors":"Yunsheng Wang, Tong Tong, Jiali Zhang, Dechao Miao, Feng Wang, Linfeng Wang","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004987","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000004987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective diagnostic study.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the utility of quantitative assessment of bone density using proximal femoral morphological parameters based on full-spine x-rays.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>CT and MRI are commonly utilized methods for opportunistic assessment of bone density. However, there is currently a lack of means to quantitatively assess bone density in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients through radiographs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data collection involved medical records of ASD patients treated at our hospital. Patients were categorized into osteoporotic and nonosteoporotic groups based on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry T-scores. Demographic information, radiographic parameters (canal bone ratio, canal bone ratio (CBR); cortical bone thickness, cortical bone thickness (CBT)), Hounsfield units, and vertebral body quality (VBQ) scores were compared. Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to assess the correlation between CBR, CBT, and T-scores. Multiple linear regression analysis identified independent predictors of bone density T-scores. Receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve calculations were performed to investigate the predictive performance for osteoporosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 102 patients were included, with the osteoporotic group showing larger CBR and smaller CBT compared with the nonosteoporotic group. Proximal femoral morphological parameters exhibited the strongest correlation with total hip T-scores. Advanced age (β=-0.028, 95% CI=-0.054 to -0.002, P =0.032), low BMI (β=0.07, 95% CI=0.014-0.126, P =0.015), and high CBR (β=-7.772, 95% CI=-10.519 to -5.025, P <0.001) were identified as independent predictors of low bone density. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that CBR had a similar osteoporosis screening capability as Hounsfield units, followed by CBT and VBQ scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The utilization of CBR from full-spine x-rays is a simple and effective osteoporosis screening indicator for ASD patients, facilitating bone density assessments by spine surgeons for all attending patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"1570-1576"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11512615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-15Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005081
Gregory S Kazarian, Jung K Mok, Mitchell Johnson, Yusef Y Jordan, Takashi Hirase, Tejas Subramanian, Barry Brause, Han Jo Kim
{"title":"Perioperative Infection Prophylaxis With Vancomycin is a Significant Risk Factor for Deep Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery.","authors":"Gregory S Kazarian, Jung K Mok, Mitchell Johnson, Yusef Y Jordan, Takashi Hirase, Tejas Subramanian, Barry Brause, Han Jo Kim","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005081","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective cohort.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cefazolin versus vancomycin for perioperative infection prophylaxis.</p><p><strong>Summary of background data: </strong>The relative efficacy of cefazolin alternatives for perioperative infection prophylaxis is poorly understood.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study was a single-center multisurgeon retrospective review of all patients undergoing primary spine surgery from an institutional registry. Postoperative infection was defined by the combination of three criteria: irrigation and debridement within 3 months of the index procedure, clinical suspicion for infection, and positive intraoperative cultures. Microbiology records for all infections were reviewed to assess the infectious organism and organism susceptibilities. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 10,122 patients met inclusion criteria. The overall incidence of infection was 0.78%, with an incidence of 0.73% in patients who received cefazolin and 2.03% in patients who received vancomycin (OR: 2.83, 95% CI: 1.35-5.91, P= 0.004). Use of IV vancomycin (OR: 2.83, 95% CI: 1.35-5.91, P =0.006), BMI (MD: 1.56, 95% CI: 0.32-2.79, P =0.014), presence of a fusion (OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.04-2.52, P =0.033), and operative time (MD: 42.04, 95% CI: 16.88-67.21, P =0.001) were significant risk factors in the univariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, only noncefazolin antibiotics (OR: 2.48, 95% CI: 1.18-5.22, P =0.017) and BMI (MD: 1.56, 95% CI: 0.32-2.79, P =0.026) remained significant independent risk factors. Neither IV antibiotic regimen nor topical vancomycin significantly impacted Gram type, organism type, or antibiotic resistance ( P >0.05). The most common reason for antibiosis with vancomycin was a penicillin allergy (75.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prophylactic antibiosis with IV vancomycin leads to a 2.5 times higher risk of infection compared with IV cefazolin in primary spine surgery. We recommend the routine use of IV cefazolin for infection prophylaxis, and caution against the elective use of alternative regimens like IV vancomycin unless clinically warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"1583-1590"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141493480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-15Epub Date: 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005015
Xu Tao, Owoicho Adogwa
{"title":"RE: TLIF is Associated With Lower Rates of Adjacent Segment Disease and Complications Compared With ALIF.","authors":"Xu Tao, Owoicho Adogwa","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005015","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"E385"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140871974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpinePub Date : 2024-11-15Epub Date: 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005016
Xu Tao, Owoicho Adogwa
{"title":"Lumbar Arthroplasty is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Adjacent Segment Disease Compared With ALIF.","authors":"Xu Tao, Owoicho Adogwa","doi":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005016","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BRS.0000000000005016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22193,"journal":{"name":"Spine","volume":" ","pages":"E386"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140861826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}