Cervical spine epidural abscess: Experience with microsurgical treatment in eight cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 392-397

  Muzii, Vitaliano Francesco ^a   Mariottini, Aldo ^a   Zalaffi, Alessandro ^a   Carangelo, Biagio Roberto ^a   Palma, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscess; Cervical spine; Minimally invasive surgery; Spondylitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SILICON; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; DISKITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISCITIS; DISKECTOMY; DRAINAGE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 34247250324     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.5.392     Document Type: Article

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