Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	82306
Country	United States

Received	2023-01-23 01:03
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Spinal fusion is an aerosol generating procedure
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Joanna Lind Langner, Nicole Segovia Pham, Ann Richey, Yousi Oquendo, Shayna Mehta and John Schoeneman Vorhies
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Joanna Lind Langner http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5981-4733 John Schoeneman Vorhies http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-4489
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Corresponding Author	John Schoeneman Vorhies, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, 3rd Floor, MC 5658, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States. john.vorhies@stanford.edu
Key Words	Optical particle sizers; Aerosol; COVID-19; Orthopaedic procedures; Spinal fusion; SARS-CoV-2
Core Tip	In this study we use a handheld optical particle sizer to measure the generation of aerosols during surgical steps in spinal fusion because of the risk this may confer upon surgeons in regards to the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Several steps in spinal fusion, specifically the bone scalpel and high-speed burr, were found to be associated with increased airborne particle counts in the aerosol size range.
Publish Date	2023-05-18 14:22
Citation	Langner JL, Pham NS, Richey A, Oquendo Y, Mehta S, Vorhies JS. Spinal fusion is an aerosol generating procedure. World J Orthop 2023; 14(5): 340-347
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v14/i5/340.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v14.i5.340

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