Vancomycin Powder Combined With Autogenous Bone Graft as a Prevention for Post-operative Infection for Spine Surgery

Deep surgical site infection (DSSI) is one of the most challenging complications for spinal surgeons and can lead to a poor clinical outcome. This ambispective study was designed to examine the effect of vancomycin powder mixed with autogenous bone graft and bone substitute on preventing deep surgical site infection (DSSI) in degenerative lumbar fusion surgeries as well as any interference with bony fusion.

NCT Number	NCT03883022
Lead Sponsor	Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Conditions	Spinal Fusion, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis
Enrollment	400 participants
Start Date	2018-09-03
Primary Completion	2027-09-12 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2019-03-20