Decreased risk of wound infection after posterior cervical fusion with routine local application of vancomycin powder.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on May 20, 2013

Authors

Russell G Strom1, Donato Pacione, Stephen P Kalhorn, Anthony K Frempong-Boadu

Author Affiliations

1: *Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY; and †Department of Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charlestown, SC.

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