Neonatal cervical osteomyelitis with paraspinal abscess and Erb's palsy. A case report and brief review of the literature

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 230-233

  Sharma, Rewati Raman ^a,b   Sethu, A U ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a   Pawar, Sanjay J ^a   Nath, Ashok ^a  

^a KHOULA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b Al Harthy Complex   (Oman)

Author keywords

Good outcome; Neonates; Pyogenic osteomyelitis; Regeneration of lamina; Surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033802886     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028943     Document Type: Article

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