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Spinal epidural abscess - a report of six cases
1Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
International Orthopaedics
|September 15, 1999
Abstract:
Six cases of spinal epidural abscess are presented. All patients were young with no predisposing conditions. All were treated with laminectomy and intravenous antibiotics. The patients with no neurological deficit recovered completely, while patients with pre-existing neurological deficit had a poorer outcome. Emphasis is given to early detection and surgical management to prevent irreversible damage to the spinal cord.