Psoriasis complicating wound healing after minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion
Postoperative infections after spine surgery can be frustrating for the patient and the surgeon. Particularly, in a patient with psoriasis, the altered genetic and cellular defense mechanisms result in a higher risk of infection that can be difficult to manage. We encountered a 55-year-old woman wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Spine Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.isjonline.com/article.asp?issn=2589-5079;year=2020;volume=3;issue=2;spage=265;epage=270;aulast=Yeo |