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The role of poor oral health in surgical site infection following elective spinal surgery.

B MirzashahiA TonkaboniMohammadreza ChehrassanR DoostiM J Kharazifard
Published in: Musculoskeletal surgery (2018)
A significant association exists between SSI and caries, gingivitis/periodontitis and history of dental abscess.
Keyphrases
  • surgical site infection
  • oral health
  • spinal cord
  • patients undergoing
  • minimally invasive
  • spinal cord injury
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