A Good Short-term Outcome in Delayed Decompression of Cauda Equina Syndrome in Klebsiella pneumoniae Spinal Epidural Abscess: A Case Report
Spinal epidural abscess is a severe, generally pyogenic, infection of the epidural space of spinal cord or cauda equina. The swelling caused by the abscess leads to compression or vascular disruption of neurological structures that requires urgent surgical decompression to avoid significant permanen...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.morthoj.org/2017/v11n2/cauda-equina-syndrome.pdf |