The impact of preoperative spinal injection timing on the postoperative complications of lumbar fusion
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, Colliander R, King P, Tao X, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. The impact of preoperative spinal injection timing on the postoperative complications of lumbar fusion. World Neurosurgery 2024 PMID: 39002778, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionCSF leakSurgical complicationsComplication rateIncidence of CSF leakRate of CSF leakSecondary outcomesRate of surgical complicationsSurgical complication ratePostoperative surgical complicationsSurgical site infectionDay of surgeryLumbar interbody fusionPostoperative complicationsSite infectionWound disruptionPostoperative rateAdult patientsLumbar fusionInterbody fusionIncreased riskPrimary outcomePatientsSurgeryPrimary analysis