Postoperative comparison of the results from use of antibiotic prophylaxis for one and five days among patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis

Postoperative comparison of the results from use of antibiotic prophylaxis for one and five days among patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the postoperative results from use of antibiotic prophylaxis for one and five days among patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis at up to three levels. METHODS: Forty-three patients who all underwent lumbar arthrodesis due to degenerative disc disease at one, two or...

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Main Authors: Charbel Jacob Júnior, André Camatta de Assis, Romulo Guerra Guimarães, Igor Machado Barbosa, José Lucas Batista Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Antibioticoprofilaxia
Cirurgia coluna vertebral
Cefalosporinas
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