What are the risk factors for surgical site infection after spinal fusion? A meta-analysis.

Sébastien PesentiTejbir PannuJessica Andres-BergosRenaud LafageJustin S SmithSteve GlassmanMarinus de KleuverFerran PelliseFrank SchwabVirginie Lafagenull null

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)

Level III (Meta-analysis including studies with a level of evidence of III or higher). These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
systematic review
case control
spinal cord
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial