Treatment experience for full-thickness wound dehiscence with cerebrospinal fluid leakage following posterior primary spine surgery: Three case reports

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 98; no. 15; p. e15126
• Main Authors: Feng, Chen, Qianqian, Shao, Jianhua, Hu, Yu, Zhao, Yipeng, Wang, Jianguo, Zhang, Guixing, Qiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.04.2019; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak - etiology; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak - therapy; Clinical Case Report; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Spinal Stenosis - surgery; Spine - surgery; Spondylosis - surgery; Surgical Wound Dehiscence - therapy

Full-thickness wound dehiscence with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage following posterior spine surgery is a rare but troublesome complication. In the present study, 3 clinical cases associated with this entity are reported. The first case developed incision effusion 5 days after posterior decompre...