Deep wound infections after neuromuscular scoliosis surgery: A multicenter study of risk factors and treatment outcomes

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2461-2466

  Sponseller, P D ^a   LaPorte, D M ^a   Hungerford, M W ^a   Eck, K ^a   Bridwell, K H ^a   Lenke, L G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Deep infection complications; Myelomeningocele; Pseudarthrosis; Scoliosis surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, COMBINED; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034307529     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200010010-00007     Document Type: Article

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