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Vertebral osteomyelitis after a closed fracture of the spine. A case report |
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| Authors: | S Govender R W Charles R S Ballaram D M Achary |
| Affiliation: | Department 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. |
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