Epidural abscess due to spinal cord stimulator trial

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Rauchwerger, Jacob J ^a,c   Zoarski, Gregg H ^a   Waghmarae, Romanth ^b   Rabinowitz, Ronald P ^a   Kent, Joel L ^a   Aldrich, Enslin F ^a   Closson, Carey Walter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PainRehab Center of Western New York   (United States)

^c WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Infection; Spinal cord stimulator; Trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METHADONE; METICILLIN; OXYCODONE; PREGABALIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND INFECTION;

BACK PAIN; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 48249121952     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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