Study of Surgical Treatment for Vertebral Osteomyelitis.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Combined surgical and radiosurgical treatment of symptomatic aggressive vertebral osteomyelitis.
INTRODUCTION The surgical treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis can be complicated by severe additional diseases or the need for extensive debridement with concomitant risks. We report a case of combined surgical and radiosurgical treatment of idiopathic vertebral osteomyelitis of L4. CASE REPORT The patient presented with progressive enlargement of the right side of the vertebral body L4 due ...
متن کاملSuccessful surgical treatment of tricuspid valve endocarditis associated with vertebral osteomyelitis.
Right-sided endocarditis is relatively rare and can occasionally be complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis (VO). We describe successful treatment, including valve repair for tricuspid endocarditis associated with VO. A 77-year-old man presented with back pain and high fever. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated VO. Despite 2 months of intravenous antibiotics, the infectious signs persisted a...
متن کاملPeptostreptococcal vertebral osteomyelitis.
The clinical course of a patient with vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Peptostreptococcus micros is described. The organism was isolated on two occasions from lumbar vertebral biopsies and was visualized in histologic sections of one of the biopsies. The patient had no apparent infections at other body sites. The infection was eradicated after 6 weeks of intravenous clindamycin therapy.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.50.877