Rigid Posterior Lumbopelvic Fixation Without Formal Debridement for Pyogenic Vertebral Diskitis and Osteomyelitis Involving the Lumbosacral Junction: Technical Report
Background: Pelvic fixation with S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) screws can increase the rigidity of a lumbosacral construct, which may promote bone healing, improve antibiotic delivery to infected tissues, and avoid L5-S1 pseudarthrosis. Purpose: To describe the use of single-stage posterior fixation without...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00047/full |