Noncontiguous dual segment thoracic brucellosis with neurological deficit

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-324

  Tezer, Mehmet ^a   Ozturk, Cagatay ^a   Aydogan, Mehmet ^a   Camurdan, Koray ^a   Erturer, Erden ^a   Hamzaoglu, Azmi ^a  

^a FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neurological impairment; Spinal brucellosis; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACK PAIN; BRUCELLOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646169345     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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