Magnetic resonance imaging examinations of gluteal decubitus ulcers in spinal cord injury patients

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-8

  Hencey, Jennifer Y ^a,b   Vermess, Michael ^a   Van Geertruyden, Herman H ^b   Binard, Joseph E ^b   Manchepalli, Setty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow edema; Decubitus ulcer; Fluid collection; Heterotopic bone formation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteomyelitis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BUTTOCK; DECUBITUS; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MARROW; BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0029691496     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1996.11719410     Document Type: Article

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