Spinal Epidural Hematoma Following Epidural Steroid Injection in a Patient Treated with Dabigatran: A Case Report

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (A.M.C., C.R.B., K.W.M., W.J.R.), Department of Surgery (O.N.G., S.M.N.), Duke University Medical Center, Box 2807, 335 Baker House, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710. adam.caputo@duke.edu.

Adam M Caputo et al. JBJS Case Connect. 2013.

. 2013 Jun 26;3(2 Suppl 9):e64.

doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.M.00011.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (A.M.C., C.R.B., K.W.M., W.J.R.), Department of Surgery (O.N.G., S.M.N.), Duke University Medical Center, Box 2807, 335 Baker House, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710. adam.caputo@duke.edu.

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