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From: Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: association with lower incidence of wound complications and severe hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery

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A 57-year-old male patient with postoperative surgical site infection. a, b Lumbar MRI showed preoperative disk herniation and spinal canal stenosis. c, d Lumbar postoperative X ray showed satisfactory position of screw and cage. e, f On the 4th day after surgery, T2WI sagittal plane and cross-sectional plane showed mixed high and equal signals and g T1WI showed a low signal in the deep incision. h serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate increase sharply from postoperative day 3. The SSI was confirmed by his complaint of localized pain, symptoms of fever, imaging test and laboratory

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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