Septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint: Report of a case with early MRI findings

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 452-453

  Fujiwara, Atsushi ^a   Tamai, Kazuya ^a   Yamato, Minoru ^a   Yoshida, Hiroyuki ^a   Saotome, Koichi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet joint; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ABSCESS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACK PAIN; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031758781     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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