Deep wound infections after neuromuscular scoliosis surgery: a multicenter study of risk factors and treatment outcomes.

PD, Sponseller; DM, LaPorte; MW, Hungerford; K, Eck; KH, Bridwell; LG, Lenke

doi:10.1097/00007632-200010010-00007

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Deep wound infections after neuromuscular scoliosis surgery: a multicenter study of risk factors and treatment outcomes.

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Sponseller PD

LaPorte DM

Hungerford MW

Abstract

Study design A retrospective case-control study evaluating risk factors for infection, causative organisms, and results of treatment in patients with cerebral palsy or myelomeningocele who underwent fusion for scoliosis was performed.Objectives To identify risk factors for infection, and to characte...

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