Bilateral foot drop caused by T12 infectious spondylitis after vertebroplasty: a case report |
Kim, Dong Hwan
(Department of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Shin, Yong Beom (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Ha, Mahnjeong (Department of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Kim, Byung Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Han, In Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Nam, Kyoung Hyup (Department of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) |
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