Retrospective study of deep surgical site infections following spinal surgery and the effectiveness of continuous irrigation.

T, Chikawa; T, Sakai; NN, Bhatia; K, Sairyo; R, Utunomiya; M, Nakamura; S, Nakano; T, Shimakawa; A, Minato

doi:10.3109/02688697.2010.546902

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Retrospective study of deep surgical site infections following spinal surgery and the effectiveness of continuous irrigation.

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Chikawa T

Sakai T

Bhatia NN

Abstract

Surgical site infection (SSI) is an unfortunate and unpreventable complication of any surgical intervention including spinal surgery. Early deep SSI (EDSSI) after instrumented spinal fusion are particularly difficult to manage due to the implanted, and possibly infected, instrumentation. The purpose...

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