Effects of intervertebral disc infection on the developing ovine spine

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1252-1257

  Walters, Rebecca M ^a   Smith, Samantha H E ^a   Hutchinson, M John ^b   Dolan, A Mark ^b   Fraser, Robert D ^a   Moore, Robert J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discitis; Discography; Infection; Intervertebral disc; Long term effects; Lumbar spine; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; DISKOGRAPHY; HEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LAMB; LUMBAR SPINE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VERTEBRA BODY;

ANIMALS; DISCITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GROWTH PLATE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 20344406508     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000164102.31726.0a     Document Type: Article

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