Asymptomatic brain abscess as a complication of halo orthosis: Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-41

  Kameyama, Osamu ^a   Ogawa, Kouji ^a   Suga, Toshimitsu ^a   Nakamura, Takeshi ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cervical surgery; Complication; Halo orthosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; ORTHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0032912020     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050072     Document Type: Article

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