Low postoperative infection rates with instrumented lumbar fusion.
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 91 (12) , 1132-1136
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199812000-00007
Abstract
Studies have shown postoperative infection rates increase with the use of internal instrumentation. It is believed that longer operative times, prolonged retraction, instrumentation, and bone grafting lead to a higher risk of infection.Keywords
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