Incidence of surgical site infection following adult spinal deformity surgery: An analysis of patient risk

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 982-988

  Pull Ter Gunne, Albert F ^a   Van Laarhoven, C J H M ^b   Cohen, David B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; Spine; Surgery; Wound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77954539320     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1269-1     Document Type: Article

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