Postoperative anterior spondylodiscitis after posterior pedicle screw instrumentation

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-29

  Hsieh, Ming Kai ^a   Chen, Lih Huei ^a   Niu, Chi Chien ^a   Fu, Tsai Sheng ^a   Lai, Po Liang ^a   Chen, Wen Jer ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

instrumentation; pedicle screw; Spine infection; spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ERADICATION THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650262692     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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