The diagnosis and management of infection following instrumented spinal fusion.
A 10-year retrospective audit. (1) The incidence of infection; (2) causative organisms; (3) whether eradication of infection is achievable with spinal implant retention; (4) patient outcome. The reported incidence of infection following posterior spinal instrumentation is between 2.6 and 3.8%. Manag...
Main Authors: | Collins, I, Wilson-MacDonald, J, Chami, G, Burgoyne, W, Vineyakam, P, Berendt, T, Fairbank, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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