Impact of abscess type on outcomes following posterior fixation for thoracolumbar pyogenic spondylitis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
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Authors
- T Sunami
- Yosuke Shibao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-993X)
- Hiroshi Kumagai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9873-2119)
- Yosuke Ogata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8898-534X)
- Kento Inomata
- Masafumi Uesugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-7148)
- Itsuo Shiina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-2057)
- Katsuya Nagashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4209-6990)
- Toru Funayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4357)
- Hisanori Gamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7860-7094)
- Kaishi Ogawa
- Takane Nakagawa
- Yosuke Takeuchi
- Kotaro Sakashita
- Shun Okuwaki
- Masaki Tatsumura
- Masao Koda
- Kengo Fujii
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center (JP)
- Sanraku Hospital (JP)
- Ogori Daiichi General Hospital (JP)
- Showa General Hospital (JP)
- Takayanagi Dental Clinic (JP)
- Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center (JP)
- Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital (JP)
- Kinan Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Spine Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2025.0366
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15