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  1. Open Access 09-04-2024 | Spondylodiscitis | Online First

    Sonographic diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in a young child

    Sonographic diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is described in a 21-month-old girl who presented with altered gait. Spondylodiscitis, also referred to as discitis-osteomyelitis, is an infection of the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae. The …

  2. 01-12-2024 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Drug eluting bioactive glass ceramics for fusion in spondylodiscitis: a pilot study

    Retrospective observational study. To determine the efficacy and safety of bioactive glass ceramics mixed with autograft in the treatment of spondylodiscitis. Thirty-four patients with spondylodiscitis underwent surgery using autologous bone graft …

  3. Open Access 04-10-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | ReviewPaper

    Candida spondylodiscitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of seventy two studies

    Candida albicans is the most common pathogen involved in bloodstream infections [ 1 ], with current investigations raising concerns on increasing numbers of multidrug-resistant strains as a potentially new global health threat [ 2 – 4 ]. Despite …

  4. 26-12-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | Online First

    Influence of instrumentation type on outcomes after surgical management of spondylodiscitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Spondylodiscitis refers to primary infection of the intervertebral disk with secondary infection of neighboring vertebral bodies [ 1 ]. Management of spondylodiscitis involves antibiotic therapy in combination with surgical debridement and fixation …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    The importance of the bacterial spectrum in the clinical diagnostics and management of patients with spontaneous pyogenic spondylodiscitis and isolated spinal epidural empyema: a 20-year cohort study at a single spine center

    Primary spinal infections (PSI) account for 2–5% of all infectious bone diseases [ 1 – 3 ] and mainly include spondylodiscitis (SD) and isolated spinal epidural empyema (ISEE) [ 4 – 7 ]. The incidence of PSI was previously reported to be 0.2–3 …

  6. Open Access 17-08-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis in critically ill septic patients

    Spondylodiscitis is a heterogeneous but potentially life-threating condition which may cause a variety of neurological deficits [ 4 , 29 ]. The estimated incidence in developed countries ranges between 4 and 24 per million [ 17 , 48 ]. Its …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Understanding the management of pediatric spondylodiscitis based on existing literature; a systematic review

    Childhood spondylodiscitis is a rare disease that represents infection or inflammation of the intervertebral disc space or vertebral endplate. Childhood discitis incidence is about 1:250,000, corresponding to about 2–4% of infectious bone …

  8. 10-10-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | BriefCommunication

    Mesh excision secondary to spondylodiscitis after colposacropexy graft rejection: a step by step video

    Spondylodiscitis secondary to colposacropexy is an extremely rare entity. There is no estimated prevalence in the literature, but some cases have been reported [ 1 – 5 ]. This entity should be suspected when the patient presents with moderate …

  9. 13-04-2023 | Surgical Emergency | OriginalPaper

    Spondylodiscitis following ingestion of button battery in an infant—a case-based update

    Button battery ingestion in infants is an increasingly common surgical emergency which can lead to oesophageal perforation, mediastinitis, trachea-oesophageal fistulation, airway compromise and death. One exceedingly rare complication of battery …

  10. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Spondylolisthesis | OriginalPaper

    Anaerobic spondylodiscitis: a retrospective analysis

    Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is defined as a bacterial infection involving the vertebral body and intervertebral disk and resulting from hematogenous spread or the direct inoculation of microorganisms during surgery. Pyogenic spondylodiscitis

  11. 21-12-2022 | Tuberculosis | OriginalPaper

    Spondylodiscitis—a cohort analysis of its identification and management

    Spondylodiscitis (often termed discitis for simplicity) comes under the spectrum of spinal infections. It refers to infection of the intervertebral disc with osteomyelitis of the adjacent end plates and may occur with or without vertebral …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Doxycycline | OriginalPaper

    Noncontiguous multifocal Brucella spondylodiscitis with paravertebral abscess: a case report

    Human brucellosis is the most frequently contracted zoonotic infection worldwide, with an incidence exceeding 500,000 cases recorded annually until 2006. Although being an old disease that carries minimal risks of mortality, it remains a source of …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    A case of late-onset spondylodiscitis within the longest duration: 9 years after posterior instrumentation

    Spondylodiscitis is infections of the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral body with insidious onset [ 1 ]. They have a silent clinical course and are therefore difficult to diagnose early [ 2 ]. These infections are primarily …

  14. 18-04-2022 | Bone Infection | OriginalPaper

    Vaginal microbiota as an unusual cause of spondylodiscitis

    The incidence of extra pelvic infections due to vaginal microflora bacteria has increased as growth media and methods of isolation have improved. However, bone infections seem to be still relatively rare, and little is known about their risk …

  15. 01-09-2022 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Role of CT and MR imaging in the assessment of suspected spondylodiscitis and planning of needle biopsy

    Vertebral spondylodiscitis (SPD) is an infection of the intervertebral disc and vertebral bodies that may extend to adjacent paraspinal and epidural soft tissues. Its incidence is currently increasing likely due to the higher frequency of invasive …

  16. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | OriginalPaper

    Sequential endoscopic and robot-assisted surgical solutions for a rare fungal spondylodiscitis, secondary lumbar spinal stenosis, and subsequent discal pseudocyst causing acute cauda equina syndrome: a case report

    Fungal spondylodiscitis is a rare infectious disease which is often difficult to tackle for spine surgeons. The patient usually presents immunosuppressive or immunocompromised state associated with immunodeficiency disease, corticosteroid usage …

  17. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Streptococci | OriginalPaper

    Endocarditis with spondylodiscitis: clinical characteristics and prognosis

    Despite improved pharmacologic and surgical management, short-term mortality in infective endocarditis (IE) still exceeds 15% [ 1 ]. Spondylodiscitis (SD) is a known complication of IE, presumably deriving from haematogenous dissemination of …

  18. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Postoperative prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with surgically treated pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a surrogate endpoint for early postoperative mortality

    Surgical procedures with spinal instrumentation constitute a prevalent and occasionally highly indicated treatment modality in patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PSD). However, surgical therapy might be associated with the need of prolonged …

  19. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Imipenem | OriginalPaper

    Meningitis and spondylodiscitis due to Nocardia nova in an immunocompetent patient

    Nocardia are known to be low-pathogenic aerobic actinomycetes that are common in the environment and rarely cause disease, but when they do this occurs primarily in immunosuppressed individuals. Nocardia nova after inhalation of dust containing …

  20. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Spondylodiscitis | OriginalPaper

    Early surgical debridement and fixation for pyogenic lumbar spondylodiscitis

    Spondylodiscitis is a pathogenic infection of the intervertebral disc usually with secondary osteomyelitis of the adjacent end plates occurring in conjunction. The incidence of spondylodiscitis varies between 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 [ 1 , 2 ] and …

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