Cervical spondylodiscitis after removal of a fishbone a case report

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 574-577

  Van Ooij, André ^a,b   Manni, Johannes J ^b   Beuls, Emile A M ^b   Walenkamp, Geert H I M ^b  

^a Head and Neck Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Fishbone; Spondylo discitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FISH; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISCITIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033559178     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199903150-00015     Document Type: Article

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