Immediate Plastic Surgery Closure at Index Spinal Surgery Minimizes Complications Compared to Delayed Reconstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Review

Immediate Plastic Surgery Closure at Index Spinal Surgery Minimizes Complications Compared to Delayed Reconstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Review: Complex spine surgery in patients with major comorbidities leads to increased need for midline back wound reconstruction by plastic surgeons. Literature suggests back wound reconstruction concurrent with high-risk immediate/index spine surgery may lead to fewer complication. This study aimed to validate this claim in a large cohort treated at a tertiary center. We hypothesize that immediate reconstruction may lead to fewer adverse events in comparison to delayed reconstruction.