Thoracoscopic debridement and stabilization of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 354-357

  Amini, Amin ^a   Beisse, Rudolf ^a,b,c   Schmidt, Meic H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discitis; Endoscopic spinal stabilization; Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis; Spondylitis; Thoracoscopic spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACOSCOPY;

AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; DISCITIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34548070979     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31811ea2b9     Document Type: Article

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