Instrumentation loosening and material of implants as predisposal factors for late postoperative infections in operated idiopathic scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 559-564

  Soultanis, K ^a   Pyrovolou, N ^a   Karamitros, A ^a   Konstantinou, V ^a   Liveris, J ^a   Soucacos, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

late infections; spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; SCREWS; TITANIUM;

EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS; INTRA-OPERATIVE; LATE INFECTIONS; PEDICLE SCREWS; SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION; TITANIUM IMPLANTS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SCOLIOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 39049184870     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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