Sealing the Deal: Incisional Vacuum Assisted Closure Following Neuromuscular Posterior Spinal Fusion is Associated With a Lower Rate of Infection
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior spinal fusion (PSF) to correct neuromuscular scoliosis is a devastating complication in pediatric patients. Incisional Vacuum-Assisted Closure (iVAC) is a method used for wound management, especially in high-risk surgical wounds. Pediatric neuromuscular patients are at high risk for infection or wound complications following spinal deformity correction. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of iVAC therapy after PSF in pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis in preventing wound dehiscence and SSI as measured by the metric of unplanned return to the OR for infection in
Fields of Study & Subjects
Surgical site infection prevention
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e475–e479
- Publication date
- 20 January 2026
- Language
- EN