Spondylodiscitis in children: A retrospective series

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1122-1125

  Chandrasenan, J ^a,b   Klezl, Z ^a,c   Bommireddy, R ^a,b   Calthorpe, D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Spinal Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANKYLOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; IRRITABILITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCITIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79960644490     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B8.25588     Document Type: Article

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