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Does the use of intrawound povidone-iodine irrigation and local vancomycin powder impact surgical site infection rate in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery?
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major complication after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery, with an incidence ranging from 0.5 to 7%. Intraoperative wound decontamination with povidone-iodine (P...
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Open AccessAcute monoarthritis in young children: comparing the characteristics of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis versus septic and undifferentiated arthritis
Acute arthritis is a common cause of consultation in pediatric emergency wards. Arthritis can be caused by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), septic (SA) or remain undetermined (UA). In young children, SA is...
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Correction to: Is Cutibacterium acnes early surgical site infection rate related to the duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery?
Unfortunately, the authors first name and family name were incorrectly swapped in the original publication. The complete correct names of the author group is given below.
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Is Cutibacterium acnes early surgical site infection rate related to the duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery?
Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus located in pilosebaceous glands, usually responsible for late postoperative surgical site infections (SSI). A recent study performed in our ins...
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Does Staphylococcus aureus nasal decontamination affect the rate of early surgical site infection in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery?
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a main complication after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery. Nasal colonization with S. aureus is a known risk factor for develo** nosocomial infections in cardiac s...
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Open AccessVideo-assisted functional assessment of index pollicisation in congenital anomalies
Functional results of index pollicisation are usually assessed by the clinical score of Percival. This score is based on elementary hand movements and does not reflect the function of the neo thumb in daily li...
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Open AccessOne-stage hip reconstruction in children with cerebral palsy: long-term results at skeletal maturity
Hip subluxation is common in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Surgery is indicated in case of pain or progressive increase of Reimers index on radiographs. Peri-iliac osteotomy combined with femoral osteotom...
