Intratendinous Septic Abscess of the Achilles Tendon after Local Steroid Injection

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 565-568

  Saglam, Necdet ^a   Akpinar, Fuat ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

aseptic; calcaneus; infiltration; magnetic resonance image; surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON SEPTIC ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING; ACHILLES TENDON; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEPSIS;

ABSCESS; ACHILLES TENDON; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCANEUS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 69049098012     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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