Implant removal for the management of infection after instrumented Spinal Fusion

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-265

  Kim, Jeung Il ^a   Suh, Kuen Tak ^a   Kim, Seong Jang ^a   Lee, Jung Sub ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Implant removal; Instrumented spine fusion; Postoperative spine infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LEG PAIN; LORDOSIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953558615     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181a9452c     Document Type: Article

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