Late infections after dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine with Dynesys

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2573-2579

  Lutz, Jon A ^a   Otten, Philippe ^a   Maestretti, Gianluca ^a  

^a Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complications; Dynesys; Infection; Propionibacterium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; WOUND INFECTION; X RAY;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84875758758     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2366-0     Document Type: Article

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