Spinal Cord Abscess : Treatments
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The goals of treatment are to relieve spinal cord compression and cure the infection. Urgent surgical decompression (by laminectomy, cutting through the bones of the spine) is sometimes recommended, depending on the condition of the patient. This ...
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An infected skin nodule that contains pus may need to be drained via a cut if it does not respond to antibiotics . This allows the pus to escape, and the infection to heal.
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An abscess is an infected skin nodule containing pus. It may need to be drained via an incision (cut) if the pus does not resolve with treatment by antibiotics .
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LaminectomyWhen to Call Your DoctorOnce at home, call your doctor if you have any of the symptoms below:Unusual redness, heat, or drainage at the incision siteIncreasing pain, numbness, or weakness in your legFever over101.0°FVertebrae are the bon...
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes a portion of the bony arch, or lamina, on the dorsal surface of a vertebra, which is one of the bones that make up the human spinal column. It is done to relieve back pain that has not been helped by more conservative treatments.
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Laminectomy is a surgical procedure that entails opening the spinal column to treat nerve compression in the spinal cord. Purpose Laminectomy may be performed when an abnormality causes spinal nerve root compression that causes leg or arm pain that limits activity.
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