Fatal outcome after insufficient spine fixation for pyogenic thoracic spondylodiscitis: an imperative for 360° fusion of the infected spine

BACKGROUND: Pyogenic spondylodiscitis represents a potentially life-threatening condition. Due to the low incidence, evidence-based surgical recommendations in the literature are equivocal, and the treatment modalities remain controversial. CASE PRESENTATION: A 59 year-old patient presented with a h...

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Autores principales: Flierl, Michael A, Beauchamp, Kathryn M, Bolles, Gene E, Moore, Ernest E, Stahel, Philip F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19243602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-3-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19243602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-3-4

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