Lesson of the week: Osteoarticular infection of the symphysis pubis and sacroiliac joints in active young sportsmen

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7742, 2010, Pages 362-

  Cheer, Kelly ^a   Pearce, Sushmita ^a  

^a ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; SACROILIITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76649091599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b5019     Document Type: Article

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