Contiguous discitis and osteomyelitis in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 470-477

  Song, Kwang Soon ^b   Ogden, John A ^a,c   Ganey, Timothy ^a,c   Guidera, Kenneth J ^c  

^a ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discitis; Foramina; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteomyelitis; Scoliosis; Vertebral fusion; Vertebral vascular development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0030799287     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199707000-00012     Document Type: Article

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