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Treatment of Postoperative Complications

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The rate of complications with spinal procedures is dependent on the type of surgery, the spinal pathology, the experience of the surgeon and confounding factors such as age and comorbidities. These factors have to be taken into account in the discussion of complications.

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  2. Zentrum für Wirbelsäulen- und Rückenmarkchirurgie, Universität Zürich, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Forchstr. 340, 8008, Zürich, Schweiz

    Norbert Boos

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    Norbert Boos

  2. Institut für Evaluative Forschung in Orthopädischer Chirurgie MEM Forschungszentrum, Universität Bern, Stauffacherstraße 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland

    Max Aebi

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Krismer, M., Boos, N. (2008). Treatment of Postoperative Complications. In: Boos, N., Aebi, M. (eds) Spinal Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_39

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