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Lumbar spinal abscess managed conservatively. Case report.

H D Messer·G S Lenchner·J C Brust·S Resor
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The authors report the case of a patient with spinal abscess in whom operation was withheld because of severe concomitant medical problems. Conservative management resulted in apparent cure.

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H D Messer, G S Lenchner, J C Brust, S Resor. 1977. Lumbar spinal abscess managed conservatively. Case report.. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1977.46.6.0825

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