Management of postoperative wound infection in posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-508

  Wimmer, Cornelius ^a   Gluch, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Spinal fusion; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KYPHOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0030465722     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199612000-00008     Document Type: Article

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