Postoperative spine and VEPTR infections in children: A case-control study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-21

  Farley, Frances A ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^b   VanderHave, Kelly L ^a   Hensinger, Robert N ^a   Speers, Michele ^a   Childers, David ^c   Caird, Michelle S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Scoliosis; Spinal surgery; Surgical site infection; Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium ribs (VEPTR)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SKIN FLORA; SPINE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; VERTICAL EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84890451018     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182a0064d     Document Type: Article

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