Bacterial meningitis after traumatic thoracic fracture-dislocation: Two case reports and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages e49-e53

  Morris, Brent J ^a   Fletcher, Nicholas ^a   Davis, Richard A ^a   Mencio, Gregory A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture dislocation; Meningitis; Spinal injury; Spinal surgery; Traumatic injury

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; FIBRIN GLUE; GELFOAM; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLEEDING; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORAX DEFORMITY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE SCREWS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISLOCATIONS; DURA MATER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951873366     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181b7f708     Document Type: Article

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