Myths and facts of spondylodiscitis: An analysis of 183 cases

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 535-538

  Citak, Mustafa ^a,b   Backhaus, Manuel ^a   Kälicke, Thomas ^a   Hilal, Ziad ^a   Muhr, Gert ^a   Frangen, Thomas M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical; Risk; Spine; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053433302     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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