Delayed Surgical Site Infection with Progressive Myelopathy Following Hydroxyapatite Spacer Dislodgement in Double-Door Laminoplasty
Delayed infection following HA spacer dislodgement is a rare event, causing progressive myelopathy in laminoplasty. However, it can be effectively treated by timely diagnosis followed by thorough debridement, complete removal of spacers, and appropriate antibiotic management.
Authors
- Pranavakumar Palaninathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-2152)
- Ajoy Prasad Shetty
- Niventhiran Kuppusamy
- Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran
- Karthik Ramachandran
Institutions
- Ganga Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.25.00207
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00