Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery
Biswas D, Bible JE, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery. Spine 2008, 33: 1913-1917. PMID: 18622356, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31817bb130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEquipment ContaminationFluoroscopyHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsNeurosurgical ProceduresSpineConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabsWhich Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile?
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Which Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2008, 467: 825-830. PMID: 18592330, PMCID: PMC2635444, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0341-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research