Delayed surgical site infection 2 years after cervical disk arthroplasty. Case report and literature review.

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Delayed surgical site infection 2 years after cervical disk arthroplasty. Case report and literature review.

Neurocirugia (Astur). 2018 Apr 04;:

Authors: Rosselló A, Sanmillán JL, López-Obarrio L, Pelegrín I, Gabarrós A, Godino O

Abstract
Anterior cervical discectomy has a low non-mechanical complication rate. In our literature review, we found 7 cases of delayed surgical site infection. We report a case of cervical prevertebral abscess due to Propionibacterium acnes 2 years after discectomy and arthroplasty, with a beta-2-transferrin false positive test as a complementary highlighted finding. We discuss the diagnosis and etiology of this rare delayed infectious complication.

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