Failure modes in conservative and surgical management of infectious spondylodiscitis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1837-1844

  Valancius, Kestutis ^a   Hansen, Ebbe Stender ^b   Høy, Kristian ^b   Helmig, Peter ^b   Niedermann, Bent ^b   Bünger, Cody ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Infectious spondylodiscitis; Spine infection; Spondylodiscitis complications; Surgical management; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTIOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARAPLEGIA; PEDICLE SCREW; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BONE SCREW; DISCITIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGERY; VERTEBRA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881552392     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2614-3     Document Type: Article

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