Cervical spine tuberculosis in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 460, Issue , 2007, Pages 78-85

  Govender, S ^a   Ramnarain, A ^a   Danaviah, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE MALFORMATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 34447319629     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31806a915f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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