Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of pneumorrhachis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Oertel, Markus F ^a   Korinth, Marcus C ^a   Reinges, Marcus H T ^a   Krings, Timo ^a   Terbeck, Sandra ^a   Gilsbach, Joachim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intraspinal air; Pneumorrhachis; Spinal canal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MENINGITIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PNEUMORACHIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750601039     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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