Table 2.
Surgical spine site infection by sites of injury
| Year of Surgery
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Spine | Lumbar Spine | Thoracic Spine | ||||
|
|
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| Surgical Spine Site Infection |
Count | % | Count | % | Count | % |
| Present | 3 | 2.29 | 7 | 7.87 | 4 | 3.03 |
| Absent | 128 | 97.71 | 82 | 92.13 | 128 | 96.97 |
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