Necrotizing infection of the spine

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Spock, Christopher R ^a   Miki, Roberto A ^a   Shah, Rahul V ^a   Grauer, Jonathan N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; Infection; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

AGED; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33646766129     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217631.73632.37     Document Type: Article

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