Osteomyelitis of the Pubis after Strenuous Exercise: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1057-1060

  Meirovitz, Amichay ^a   Gotsman, Israel ^a   Lilling, Menachem ^a   Bogot, Naama R ^a   Fridlender, Zvi ^a   Wolf, Dana G ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442528411     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200405000-00027     Document Type: Review

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