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NYU Langone’s new wound closure technique for scoliosis surgeries decreases infections: 5 notes

By Megan Wood

NYU Langone physicians have developed a new method of incision closures for scoliosis surgeries, which decreases the possible rate of infection. The Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics published the study.

The study looked at 76 charts of patients, eight to 25 years of age, with non-idiopathic scoliosis and who had posterior spinal fusion surgery. Thirty-four of these patients experienced the multilayered flap method, while 43 percent underwent the traditional technique.

Here are five notes about the method:

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