Commentary: Instrumentation in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis, anterior or posterior?

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 734-736

  Luk, Keith D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

BIOFILM; BIOMECHANICS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HARRINGTON INSTRUMENTATION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; NOTE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RIBS; SPINAL FUSION; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 80053033760     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.07.024     Document Type: Note

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