Acute spinal epidural abscess without concurrent spondylodiscitis. Successful closed treatment in 10 cases

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-202

  Torbjörn, Ahl ^a   Hedström, Margareta ^a   Von Heijne, Anders ^a   Stiernstedt, Susanne Hammers ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032951750     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909011262     Document Type: Article

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