Late-developing infection following posterior fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Silvestre, Mario Di ^a   Bakaloudis, Georgios ^a   Lolli, Francesco ^a   Giacomini, Stefano ^a  

^a Spine Surgery Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Late developing infection; Posterior fusion

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84942303198     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1754-1     Document Type: Article

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