Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6042977 | World Neurosurgery | 2016 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
Spontaneous infective spondylodiscitis affects older men with and without medical comorbidities equally. It often involves the lumbar spine and a third of patients are culture negative. Tuberculosis constitutes only about 17% of primary infections in the spine in this population sample.
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Authors
K. Venugopal Menon, Tamer Malak Moawad Sorour,