Answer to the Topic "Management of Pyogenic Discitis"
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Copyright C 2014 by Korean Society of Spine Surgery This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Asian Spine Journal • pISSN 1976-1902 eISSN 1976-7846 • www.asianspinejournal.org Received May 7, 2014; Revised May 7, 2014; Accepted May 7, 2014 Corresponding author: Pramod Devkota Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital Sanchayakosh Bhawan, Naya Bazaar, Pokhara, Nepal Tel: +97761-538595, Fax: +97761-550254, E-mail: [email protected] Answer to the Topic “Management of Pyogenic Discitis”
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Surgical Management of Pyogenic Discitis of Lumbar Region
STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of patients who had pyogenic discitis and were managed surgically. PURPOSE To analyze the bacteriology, pathology, management and outcome of pyogenic discitis of the lumbar region treated surgically. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Surgical management of pyogenic discitis is still an infrequently used modality of treatment. METHODS A total of 42 patients comprised...
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Copyright C 2014 by Korean Society of Spine Surgery This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Asian Spine Journal • pISSN 1976-1902 e...
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