Treatment of deep wound infections after spinal fusion with a vacuum-assisted device in patients with spinal cord injury

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-106

  Vicario, Carlos ^a   De Juan, Jesus ^b   Esclarin, Ana ^b   Alcobendas, Monica ^b  

^a HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infection; Spinal cord injury; Spinal instrumentation; Vacuum assisted wound closure

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VACUUM; VERTEBRA; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947163941     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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