Postoperative deep wound infection in posterior spinal fixation surgeries: Does it affect the clinicoradiological outcome? - At a minimum follow-up of 2 years

Postoperative deep wound infection in posterior spinal fixation surgeries: Does it affect the clinicoradiological outcome? - At a minimum follow-up of 2 years

Background: Incidence of postoperative deep wound infection (PODWI) after lumbar surgery varies from 2.1% to 6.7%.Studies looking into the effect of postoperative infection on functional recovery of the patient have thrown conflicting results. The aim of this study is to evaluate 2-year functional a...

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Main Authors: Saumyajit Basu, Amitava Biswas, Aditya Banta, Tarun Suri, Anil Solanki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Spine Journal
Subjects:
deep wound infection
functional outcome
instrumented posterior spinal fusion
Online Access:http://www.isjonline.com/article.asp?issn=2589-5079;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=128;epage=134;aulast=Basu

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