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  • Title: Infections of the spine: what the orthopedist needs to know.
    Author: Weinberg J, Silber JS.
    Journal: Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ); 2004 Jan; 33(1):13-7. PubMed ID: 14763592.
    Abstract:
    Infections of the spine usually present with back pain in the absence of constitutional symptoms. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and appropriate radiological and laboratory studies. Most infections can be managed conservatively with organism-specific antibiotics and bracing with good success. Surgery may be indicated to isolate the offending organism and to manage neurological and structural complications.
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