Multifocal metachronous epidural abscesses of the spine: A case report

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1094-1097

  Chow, Gregory H ^a   Gebhard, James S ^a   Brown, Courtney W ^a  

^a Lakewood Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical; epidural abscess; lumbar; multifocal

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE;

ABSCESS; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DRAINAGE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030009437     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199605010-00021     Document Type: Article

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