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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2012; 3(11): 182-189
Published online Nov 18, 2012. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v3.i11.182
Management of postoperative spinal infections
Vishal Hegde, Dennis S Meredith, Christopher K Kepler, Russel C Huang
Vishal Hegde, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, United States
Dennis S Meredith, Russel C Huang, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spine and Scoliosis Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, United States
Christopher K Kepler, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
Author contributions: Hegde V, Meredith DS, Kepler CK and Huang RC contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Vishal Hegde, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 420 East 70th Street Apt No. 5K-2, New York, NY 10021, United States. vvh2001@med.cornell.edu
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Received: April 3, 2012
Revised: October 21, 2012
Accepted: November 1, 2012
Published online: November 18, 2012
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