SPECT/CT Use as an Indicator of Low-Grade Infection in the Spine: Report of Two Cases.

Low back pain is one of the most common pathologies worldwide. When conservative treatment fails to yield good results, surgery is the recommended approach. Despite spinal fusion, some patients continue to experience persistent low back pain.

Contribution of Sonication to the Identification of Megaprosthesis Infection in Culture Negative Oncologic Patient.

Conventional central osteosarcoma mainly affects the metaphysis of long bones in young people. The use of megaprostheses in oncological patients has increased in recent years. However, this type of surgery is not exempt from complications, with infections being the most common.

[Impact of the nail diameter on consolidation of tibial diaphyseal fractures. Retrospective analysis of 96 patients].

Introduction: the gold standard for tibial diaphyseal fracture treatment is represented by the intramedullary nail (IMN). This study aimed to assess the relevance of nail diameter in bone healing of tibial diaphyseal fractures.

Material And Methods: a retrospective study was conducted analyzing patients with closed 42 OTA/AO tibial fractures, treated with a reamed and locked IMN between January 2014 and December 2020.

Effectiveness of two-stage revision with commercial polymethylmethacrylate articulated hip spacer: similar outcomes against monomicrobial and polymicrobial hip periprosthetic joint infections.

: orthopaedic surgeons still struggle against a devastating complication - periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). A two-stage revision is considered the gold standard for chronic PJI for several authors, with success rates over 90 %. This strategy implies the remotion of the prosthesis and the implantation of an antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer in the joint.

Unexpected Bacteriological Finding Using Sonication in Revision Spine Surgery (Report of Two Cases).

The number of spine surgeries around the world is increasing in recent years. Each time, new techniques and minimal invasive procedures are developing. However, the incidence of postoperative spinal infections (PSII) ranges from 0.