Surgical outcomes of infectious spondylitis after vertebroplasty, and comparisons between pyogenic and tuberculosis

Abstract Background Infection after vertebroplasty (VP) is a rare but serious complication. Previous literatures showed most pathogens for infection after VP were bacteria; tuberculosis (TB) induced infection after VP was extremely rare. We reported our treatment experiences of cases with infectious...

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Main Authors: Jen-Chung Liao, Po-Liang Lai, Lih-Hui Chen, Chi-Chien Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3486-x