Mechanisms and treatment of postoperative wound infections in instrumented spinal surgery

Current Orthopaedic Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-375

  Poelstra, Kornelis A ^a,b   Stall, Alec ^a   Gelb, Daniel ^a   Ludwig, Steven C ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Irrigation and debridement; Postoperative; Spinal implant infection; Vacuum assisted wound closure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; POVIDONE IODINE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CAUTERIZATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 55749090082     PISSN: 19407041     EISSN: 19417551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3282fb7c67     Document Type: Review

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