Osteomyelitis of the spine;Osteomyelitis der wirbelsäule

Orthopade

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-315

  Muller E J ^a   Russe, O J ^a   Muhr, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Diagnosis; Infections; Spine; Treatment rationale

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISKITIS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISCITIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MYCOSES; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1642364793     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00132-003-0603-2     Document Type: Review

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