Recurrent meningitis secondary to infection after spinal arthrodesis with instrumentation: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 722-724

  Cummings, R Jay ^a,b  

^a Nemours Children's Clinic ^*

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031837891     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199805000-00013     Document Type: Article

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2. Lonstein, J.; Winter, R.; Moe, J.; and Gaines, D.: Wound infection with Harrington instrumentation and spine fusion for scoliosis. Clin. Orthop., 96: 222-233, 1973.
3. Richards, B. S.: Delayed infections following posterior spinal instrumentation for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 77-A: 524-529, April 1995.