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Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis After Surgical Site Infection of the Spine

DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, BARRETT I. WOODS, NEIL V. SHAH, GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, MARK F. KURD, I. DAVID KAYE, PAUL W. MILLHOUSE, BASSEL G. DIEBO, CARL B. PAULINO, ALAN S. HILIBRAND, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO and KRIS E. RADCLIFF
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2019, 13 (6) 507-514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6068
DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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BARRETT I. WOODS
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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NEIL V. SHAH
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
MD, MS
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GREGORY D. SCHROEDER
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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MARK F. KURD
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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I. DAVID KAYE
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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PAUL W. MILLHOUSE
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
MD, MBA
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BASSEL G. DIEBO
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
MD
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CARL B. PAULINO
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
MD
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ALAN S. HILIBRAND
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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ALEXANDER R. VACCARO
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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KRIS E. RADCLIFF
1Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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    Variable importance plot of the number of levels fused, showing a statistically significant association with the development of pseudarthrosis. The grey shadow spans the 95% confidence interval region.

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    Variable importance plot of body mass index (BMI), showing a statistically significant association with the development of pseudarthrosis. The gray shadow spans the 95% confidence interval region.

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    Number of levels fused associated with removal of hardware. The gray shadow spans the 95% confidence interval region.

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Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis After Surgical Site Infection of the Spine
DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, BARRETT I. WOODS, NEIL V. SHAH, GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, MARK F. KURD, I. DAVID KAYE, PAUL W. MILLHOUSE, BASSEL G. DIEBO, CARL B. PAULINO, ALAN S. HILIBRAND, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO, KRIS E. RADCLIFF
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DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, BARRETT I. WOODS, NEIL V. SHAH, GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, MARK F. KURD, I. DAVID KAYE, PAUL W. MILLHOUSE, BASSEL G. DIEBO, CARL B. PAULINO, ALAN S. HILIBRAND, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO, KRIS E. RADCLIFF
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