Clinical Assessment And Medical Treatment Of Spinal Infections

Clinical assessment and medical treatment of spine …

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Spinal infections affect the vertebral bodies, the intervertebral disks, the spinal canal, and the paravertebral soft tissues and structures. A delay in diagnosis can result in spine deformity, substantial neurologic complications, and even death. Because of this, a high …

Spinal Infection – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

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Clinical Assessment and Medical Treatment of Spine …

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Delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis is one of the main issues in the treatment of spinal infections. 10,28 In one series of 101 patients, misdiagnosis occurred in 33.7% and the …

Treatment for Spinal Infections | Stanford Health Care

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How Are Spinal Infections Treated? Treatment may include intravenous or oral antibiotics, taken for four to 12 weeks or longer. Other treatment options include pain …

Spinal Infections Treatment & Management - Medscape

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A multicenter retrospective cohort study by Watkins et al evaluated ceftaroline, an advanced cephalosporin with activity against MRSA, against a …

Diagnosis and management of spinal infections

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The indications for surgical treatment include progressive neurologic deficits, progressive deformity, spinal instability, persistent or recurrent infection, and …

Management of spinal infection: a review of the literature

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Spinal infection (SI) is defined as an infectious disease affecting the vertebral body, the intervertebral disc, and/or adjacent paraspinal tissue and represents 2-7% of all …

Special Issue "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal …

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Spinal infections are often difficult to diagnose. Back and neck pain are common complaints, and routine radiographs are of little help in the early stages of the …

Clinical assessment and medical treatment of spine …

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Advances in medical microbiologic testing and newer imaging methods have contributed considerably to the medical treatment of these infections. Through careful …

Spinal infections: diagnosis, clinical assessment and …

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Spinal infection is a collection of a diverse group of pathologies. Untreated the consequences are generally severe. In early diagnosis can be challenging because of …