Impact of implant metal type and vancomycin prophylaxis on postoperative spine infection: an in-vivo study.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of vancomycin prophylaxis on spinal implant metal types.

Methods: 42 rabbits underwent posterior, single-level instrumentation at L5-L6 with stainless steel (n = 18), cobalt chrome (n = 12), or titanium (n = 12) wire. All implants were inoculated with 1 × 10 colony forming units (CFU) of methicillin-resistant S.

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Different Rates of Infusion in Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled equivalence trial.

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes between patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy that received caudal epidural steroid injection (CESI) at injection rates of 40 mL/min (fast rate) and 20 mL/min (slow rate) and to identify the complications associated with these different CESI rates.

Overview Of Literature: CESI is widely used for chronic low back pain with lumbar radiculopathy.