Posterior spinal epidural abscess: an unusual complication of vertebroplasty

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 753-755

  Söyüncü, Yetkin ^a   Özdemir, Hakan ^a   Söyüncü, Seçgin ^a   Bigat, Zekiye ^a   Gür, Semih ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Infection; Osteoporosis; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BARIUM SULFATE; BONE CEMENT; CALCITONIN; CEFAZOLIN; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MONOMER; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DRAINAGE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 33845505672     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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