Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database.

Ng MK, Mastrokostas PG, Mastrokostas LE, Said M, Friedman AJ, Singh R, Rajan R, Kopilak E, Galina JM, Bou Monsef J, Razi AE, Fassett DR, Kurd MF, Wilt Z, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Cha TD, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Alvarez AP

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DOI: 10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8
Published: 2026 Aug 26
Container: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8,
  title = {Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database.},
  author = {Ng MK and Mastrokostas PG and Mastrokostas LE and Said M and Friedman AJ and Singh R and Rajan R and Kopilak E and Galina JM and Bou Monsef J and Razi AE and Fassett DR and Kurd MF and Wilt Z and Kaye ID and Canseco JA and Cha TD and Hilibrand AS and Vaccaro AR and Schroeder GD and Kepler CK and Alvarez AP},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society},
  doi = {10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database.
AU  - Ng MK
AU  - Mastrokostas PG
AU  - Mastrokostas LE
AU  - Said M
AU  - Friedman AJ
AU  - Singh R
AU  - Rajan R
AU  - Kopilak E
AU  - Galina JM
AU  - Bou Monsef J
AU  - Razi AE
AU  - Fassett DR
AU  - Kurd MF
AU  - Wilt Z
AU  - Kaye ID
AU  - Canseco JA
AU  - Cha TD
AU  - Hilibrand AS
AU  - Vaccaro AR
AU  - Schroeder GD
AU  - Kepler CK
AU  - Alvarez AP
PY  - 2026
JO  - European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
DO  - 10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8
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MK, N., PG, M., LE, M., M, S., AJ, F., R, S., R, R., E, K., JM, G., J, B. M., AE, R., DR, F., MF, K., Z, W., ID, K., JA, C., TD, C., AS, H., AR, V., GD, S., CK, K., & AP, A. (2026). Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database.. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-026-10305-8

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