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Vertebral osteomyelitis after a closed fracture of the spine. A case report
S Govender1, R W Charles, R S Ballaram
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Natal, Durban.
Abstract:
A case of spinal tuberculosis after a closed fracture, differing from the usual tuberculous spondylitis in that trauma appeared to have predisposed the affected vertebrae to haematogenous infection, is described.