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Osteomyelitis-Discitis at the Thoracolumbar Junction and the Development of Postinfectious Spinal Deformity: A Surgical Case Series

TERENCE VERLA, ROBERT NORTH, VENITA SIMPSON and ALEXANDER E. ROPPER
International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2020, 14 (4) 552-558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7073
TERENCE VERLA
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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ROBERT NORTH
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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VENITA SIMPSON
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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ALEXANDER E. ROPPER
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vol. 14 no. 4 552-558
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https://doi.org/10.14444/7073
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32986577

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2211-4599
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  • Published online August 28, 2020.

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  1. TERENCE VERLA, MD,
  2. ROBERT NORTH, MD, PHD,
  3. VENITA SIMPSON, MD and
  4. ALEXANDER E. ROPPER, MD
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Alexander E. Ropper, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, McNair Campus, Department of Neurosurgery, 7200 Cambridge Street, Suite 9A, Houston, TX 77030. Phone: (713) 798-5421. Email: alexander.ropper{at}bcm.edu.
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