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SUBMITTER: Aleem IS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7154345 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) 20200301 1
Surgical site infections (SSI) following cervical spine surgery can lead to significant patient morbidity and costs. Prevention of SSIs is multifactorial and can be divided in to preoperative patient optimization and intraoperative surgical factors. We performed a literature review to identify methods that can be used to prevent SSI development specifically in the cervical spine. We also present specific surgical pearls and techniques that have the potential to significantly decrease rates of ce ...[more]