Tumour or infection? Misleading spinal radiographs.
Radiological appearances alone are often insufficient to make a precise diagnosis of spinal pathology, and should be supplemented by appropriate investigations, which ideally should include histological and bacteriological examination of the diseased tissues.
Dreghorn
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University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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