Transpedicular drainage of presacral abscess and posterior decompression of acute cauda equina syndrome in caries spine: A case series of 3 patients

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Arora, Sumit ^a,c   Kumar, Ramesh ^b   Batra, Sumit ^b   Nath, Rohit ^b  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^c C/oMr Sham Khanna   (India)

Author keywords

acute cauda equina syndrome; Lumbosacral tuberculosis; presacral abscess; transpedicular approach

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CONVALESCENCE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINOTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRESACRAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYRADICULOPATHY; SACRUM; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 79955602713     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181ecf873     Document Type: Article

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