Conservative treatment of tuberculous spondylitis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 417-419

  Wimmer, Cornelius ^a   Ogon, Michael ^a   Sterzinger, Wolfgang ^a   Landauer, Franz ^a   Stöckl, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Spinal deformity; Spinal infection; Spinal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLITIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0030734246     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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