The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 410-416 , May 2010

Surgical site infection after osteotomy of the adult spine: does type of osteotomy matter?

  • Albert F. Pull ter Gunne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel.: (410) 955-0981; fax: (410) 614-1451.
    • ,
  • C.J.H.M. van Laarhoven, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, Afdeling Heelkunde Huispost 690, Route 690, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • David B. Cohen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

Received 6 August 2009 ,Revised 2 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 November 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Authors disclosures: AFPG (grants, Prof. Michael van Vloten foundation; fellowship support, Synthes); DBC (fellowship support, DePuy Spine).

 This research was approved by the institutional review board.

PII: S1529-9430(09)01084-5

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.11.017

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 410-416 , May 2010

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