title: CORR Insights®: Does minimally invasive surgery have a lower risk of surgical site infections compared with open spinal surgery?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA, Nassr.ahmad@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassr
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*
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