Spinal instrumentation in the setting of primary infection

World Neurosurg. 2014 Dec;82(6):e713-4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.08.023. Epub 2014 Aug 18.

Authors

Khoi D Than¹, Praveen V Mummaneni²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA. Electronic address: vmum@aol.com.

PMID: 25153293
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.08.023

No abstract available

Keywords: Discitis; Epidural abscess; Spinal fusion; Vertebral osteomyelitis.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Central Nervous System Infections / epidemiology*
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Female
Humans
Internal Fixators*
Male
Spinal Cord Diseases / complications*
Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery*