Epidural abscess of the cervical spine with osteomyelitis of the odontoid process

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-136

  Wiedau Pazos, Martina ^a,b   Curio, Gabriel ^a   Grüsser, Cornelia ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Epidural abscess; Odontoid process; Osteomyelitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033556303     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199901150-00008     Document Type: Article

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