Abstract: Long-Term Outcomes Following Flap Reconstruction in Pediatric Pressure Ulcers
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METHODS: Patients with a diagnosis of nonidiopathic scoliosis undergoing primary or revision growth friendly instrumentation or fusion during 2014 to 2016 were included. Clinical charts and operative reports were reviewed. The SSI and wound complication risk of patients undergoing PMC was compared to standard closure. Additionally, the mean Risk Severity Score (RSS) for SSI, which utilizes patient characteristics to calculate the probability of SSI, was calculated to compare the observed (actual risk) and expected risk (RSS).
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017