Epidural abscess after lumbar discography: A case report

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2191-2193

  Junila, Juhani ^a   Niinimäki, Timo ^a   Tervonen, Osmo ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discography; Epidural abscess; Magnetic resonance image

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISKOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; DISCITIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0344157865     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199709150-00020     Document Type: Article

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