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Operative Field Debris Often Rises to the Level of the Surgeon's Face Shield During Spine Surgery: Are Orthopedic Space Suits a Reasonable Solution?

CHRISTOPHER R. COOK, TARA GASTON, BARRETT WOODS, FABIO OROZCO, ALVIN ONG and KRIS RADCLIFF
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2019, 13 (6) 501-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6067
CHRISTOPHER R. COOK
1Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellow, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Berkeley, California
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TARA GASTON
2Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Rowan SOM
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BARRETT WOODS
3Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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FABIO OROZCO
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vol. 13 no. 6 501-506
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https://doi.org/10.14444/6067
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31970044

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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  • Published online January 16, 2020.

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  1. CHRISTOPHER R. COOK, DO1,
  2. TARA GASTON, DO2,
  3. BARRETT WOODS, MD3,
  4. FABIO OROZCO, MD3,
  5. ALVIN ONG, MD3 and
  6. KRIS RADCLIFF, MD3
  1. 1Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellow, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Berkeley, California
  2. 2Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Rowan SOM
  3. 3Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Kris Radcliff, MD, Rothman Institute, 925 Chestnut St., 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Phone: (800)-321-9999; Email: radcliffk{at}gmail.com.
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Operative Field Debris Often Rises to the Level of the Surgeon's Face Shield During Spine Surgery: Are Orthopedic Space Suits a Reasonable Solution?
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International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2019, 13 (6) 501-506; DOI: 10.14444/6067

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