Plastic multilayered closure versus orthopedic surgeon closure after spinal instrumentation in pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis

• Main Authors: Ekene U Ezeokoli (Author), Neritan Borici (Author), Poornima L Tamma (Author), Ifeoma Inneh (Author), Edward P Buchanan (Author), Brian G Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To compare wound complication rates between orthopedic closure (OC) and plastic multilayered closure (PMC) in patients undergoing primary posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS). We hypothesize that multilayered closure will be associated with better postoperative outcome...