Antibiotic-polymethylmethacrylate strut: An option for treating cervical pyogenic spondylitis - Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Chen, Jyi Feng ^a,b   Lee, Shih Tseng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Polymethylmethacrylate; Pyogenic spondylitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PYOGENIC SPONDYLITIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPONDYLITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33748454126     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.1.90     Document Type: Article

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