Delayed Infection of Occipitocervical Fixation in a Patient with Achondroplasia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Infections are a major concern in fixation surgeries. Most of the infections could occur in the first three months after the operation.

We present a 45-year-old man who known case of achondroplasia who underwent craniospinal fixation and was presented to our clinic with surgical site infection after six years. His instruments were removed, and a halo vest was fixed for the patients. Accordingly, he received intravenous antibiotics, and during nine months’ follow-up, no any significant problems were found.

Infection of instru-ments in spinal surgeries might be presented years after the surgery. Hence, it needs to be con-sidered by surgeons in patients’ follow-ups.