Revision spine surgery in patients without clinical signs of infection: How often are there occult infections in removed hardware?

Purpose To examine the incidence of occult infection in revision spine surgeries and its correlation with preoperative inflammatory markers. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent revision spine surgery and hardware removal between 2010 and 2016. Patients who had preoperative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European spine journal 2018-10, Vol.27 (10), p.2491-2495
Hauptverfasser:	Hu, Xiaobang, Lieberman, Isador H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bone surgery Infections Inflammation Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosurgery Original Article Procalcitonin Spine Surgery Surgical Orthopedics Tissue culture
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