Routine intraoperative smear testing for microbiological culturing in patients with reoperation due to recurrence after elective degenerative spine surgery – useful or negligible adjunct?

• S. Siller,
• B. Skrap,
• J.-C. Tonn

Affiliations

S. Siller

University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany

B. Skrap

University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany

J.-C. Tonn

University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany