The purpose of this prospective, observational study was to evaluate frequency and characteristics of low-grade infections of the intervertebral discs in an unselected real-life patient population undergoing surgery for degenerative pathologies of the spine.
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Bacterial growth
Timeframe: 1 week (Time from surgery until final result of microbiological culture was available)