Microbial spectrum, patient-specific factors, and diagnostics in implant-related postoperative spondylodiscitis

Aims: Implant-related postoperative spondylodiscitis (IPOS) is a severe complication in spine surgery and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. With growing knowledge in the field of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), equivalent investigations towards the management of implant-related...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Pichler, Zhao Li, Thilo Khakzad, Carsten Perka, Matthias Pumberger, Friederike Schömig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2023-11-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.411.BJO-2023-0087.R1