Surgical site infection following spinal instrumentation for scoliosis: a multicenter analysis of rates, risk factors, and pathogens

i) Study design: A multicenter, retrospective review of surgical site infections among pediatric patients undergoing spinal instrumentation to correct scoliosis was performed at three children’s hospitals in the United States.
ii) Surgical site infection rates were significantly higher following procedures in patients with non-idiopathic scoliosis (p < 0.001). iii) Lengthening procedures had the lowest rate of surgical site infection among patients with early onset scoliosis who had undergone instrumentation with growing constructs. iv) Gram-negative pathogens were common and were most common following procedures in patients with non-idiopathic scoliosis.

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