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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022

Surgery combined with antibiotics for thoracic vertebral

Ya-Feng Mo, Zhuo-Song Mu, Kun Zhou, Dong Pan, Huan-Teng Zhan, Yang-Hua Tang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ya-Feng MoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 311200, Zhejiang Province, China.
Zhuo-Song MuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 311200, Zhejiang Province, China.
Kun ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 311200, Zhejiang Province, China.
Dong PanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 311200, Zhejiang Province, China.
Huan-Teng ZhanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Xinyu City, Xinyu 338000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Yang-Hua TangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. tangyanghua168@163.com.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNHangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNXinyu University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcupuncture is relatively popular worldwide, but an unregulated operation can easily lead to infections. The purpose of this report was to analyze a clinical case of surgery combined with the use of antibiotics for the treatment of thoracic vertebral infection by CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-old male was diagnosed with

conclusionIn this report, we first considered antibiotic treatment for the patient with septic spinal infection, but the effect was not obvious. Interventional surgery was combined with the use of sensitive antibiotics to relieve backache, and good clinical results were achieved. Furthermore, acupuncture practitioners should pay attention to hygienic measures.

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AcupunctureCase reportEscherichia coliInfectionSurgery

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