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Table 2 Overall reoperation rate for WSI titanium instrumentation

From: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) treated with arthrodesis and posterior titanium instrumentation: 8 to 12 years follow up without late infection

complications

number of patients

operative revision after...

Neurologic complication

1

1 day

acute infection

1

3 weeks

implant failure

1

3 weeks

loss of correction

1

22 months

late operative site pain (LOSP)

1

43 months

pseudarthrosis

2

73 and 102 months

late deep infection

0

-

reoperation for all reasons

7/50 (14%)