Fig. 1From: Intra-wound versus systemic vancomycin for preventing surgical site infection induced by methicillin-resistant S. aureus after spinal implant surgery in a rat modelSurgical procedures for spinal implant surgery and modeling of the surgical site infection in a rat. A–C Spinal implant surgery procedures were performed in a rat model. D 1.6 × 106 CFUs/100 µl of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA; ATCC BAA 1026) was inoculated in the surgical site. E Vancomycin powder was distributed in the wound during the surgery. F, G Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the implanted titanium alloy screws in the rat model were performed postoperatively (Bruker Xtreme BI, Germany; filter: 0.4 mm; 45 kVp; exposure time: 1.2 s; bin: 1 × 1 pixels; field of view [FOV]: 10 cm; f Stop: 2)Back to article page