Spinal epidural abscess - A report of six cases

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-177

  Anand, S ^a,b   Maini, L ^a   Agarwal, A ^a   Singh, T ^a   Dhal, A K ^a   Dhaon, B K ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032837691     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050340     Document Type: Article

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