Unilateral septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint secondary to acupuncture treatment - A case report

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-155

  Daivajna, Sachin ^a   Jones, Alwyn ^a   O'Malley, Michael ^a   Mehdian, Hossein ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Facet joint; Lumbar spine; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RARE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10944220775     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.22.3.152     Document Type: Article

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