This retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on surgical site infection (SSI) risk in patients who undergo posterior lumbar fusion. While many studies have investigated the impact of sarcopenia on postoperative morbidity both in general and orthopedic surgery, none of them examined the risk of postoperative infection after lumbar spine surgery in sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic patients.
Is Sarcopenia a Risk Factor for Postoperative Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion? / Barile, Francesca; Ruffilli, Alberto; Fiore, Michele; Manzetti, Marco; Geraci, Giuseppe; Viroli, Giovanni; Faldini, Cesare. - In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY. - ISSN 2211-4599. - ELETTRONICO. - 16:4(2022), pp. 735-739. [10.14444/8302]
Is Sarcopenia a Risk Factor for Postoperative Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion?
Barile, Francesca;Ruffilli, Alberto;Fiore, Michele
;Manzetti, Marco;Geraci, Giuseppe;Viroli, Giovanni;Faldini, Cesare
2022
Abstract
This retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on surgical site infection (SSI) risk in patients who undergo posterior lumbar fusion. While many studies have investigated the impact of sarcopenia on postoperative morbidity both in general and orthopedic surgery, none of them examined the risk of postoperative infection after lumbar spine surgery in sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic patients.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
