Vertebral osteomyelitis following vertebroplasty: Is acne a potential contraindication and are prophylactic antibiotics mandatory prior to vertebroplasty?

Pain Physician

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Syed, Mubin I ^a,b   Avutu, Bindu ^b   Shaikh, Azim ^a   Sparks, Hannah ^a   Mohammed, Mutahher Ibarze ^a   Morar, Kamal ^a  

^a Dayton Interventional Radiology   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Complication; Vertebral osteomylitis; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PERCOCET; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMEDO; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SCAR; SPONDYLITIS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ACNE VULGARIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 70350482731     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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