Percutaneous lumbar discectomy in the treatment of lumbar discitis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-101

  Haaker, R G ^a   Senkal, M ^a   Kielich, T ^a   Kramer J ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Haematogenous spondylodiscitis; Osteomyelitis; Percutaneous discectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISCITIS; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0030903782     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01358740     Document Type: Article

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