Journal of Spine

Christophe Delecourt

Publications

• Research Article
  Late Onset Infections after Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformities in Children
  Author(s): Christian Morin, Christophe Delecourt, Amirouche Dahmam and Shrirang KulkarniChristian Morin, Christophe Delecourt, Amirouche Dahmam and Shrirang Kulkarni
  
  Study design: Retrospective review of monocentric database. Objective: To determine the rate of late infection (LI) after surgical treatment for spinal deformities in children, to assess the risk factors and to follow them after treatment. Summary of background data: Late infection is not very well documented. They are described as less frequent than early infection (EI) with a relatively good prognosis after implants removal. Review of a monocentric database with a long follow-up will address the questions. Methods: We went through our database to look for any septic problem and compared the population with LI, without infection and with EI. Every spine deformity in children or adolescent treated between 1983 and 2010 were included with at least two years of follow up. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000262

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