Anterior disc protrusion as a cause for abdominal symptoms in childhood discitis: A case report

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 918-920

  Wong Chung, John K ^a   Naseeb, Shaheed A ^a   Kaneker, Sangam G ^a   Aradi, Ali J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Anterior disc herniation; Discitis; Infectious spondylitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPONDYLITIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BED REST; CHILD; DISCITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SACRUM;

EID: 0033135226     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199905010-00016     Document Type: Article

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