Diagnostic Value of Early Inflammatory Reaction in Postoperative Infection of the Lumbar Spine |
Mun, Ji-Hun
(Department of Neurosurgery, Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Ryu, Kyeong-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Park, Chun-Kun (Department of Neurosurgery, Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Moon-Chan (Department of Neurosurgery, Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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