Publications by authors named "M Stangenberg"
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- Spondylodiscitis is an infectious disease affecting the spine that often arises from another infection source, prompting a study to investigate differences in bacterial patterns and resistance in two types of hospitals in Germany.
- The research included 135 patients, finding that most presented with pain and some showed neurological deficits, with key bacteria identified varying between a university hospital (UVH) and a non-university hospital (NUH).
- The study revealed higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and more patients with malignancies at the UVH, highlighting the need for tailored treatment approaches based on regional bacterial profiles and the presence of additional health risks.
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- Malignant spinal lesions (MSLs) often signal advanced cancer, making quick and effective spinal care vital for patient outcomes.
- The study compared cytopathology (CP) and histopathology (HP) in 61 patients, finding that CP provided a mean time to diagnosis (TTD) of 1.7 days versus 8.4 days for HP, significantly speeding up care.
- Results indicate that CP not only shortens TTD and time to therapy (TTT) but may also improve treatment initiation and overall patient quality of life, suggesting it should be standard practice for MSL evaluation.
In spondylodiscitis, pathogen identification is important to guide therapy strategies. Here the use of an rDNA PCR assay (Molzym UMDSelectNA) for pathogen detection in spondylodiscitis was evaluated in 182 specimens from 124 spondylodiscitis patients. In 81% of specimens rDNA PCR and conventional culture produced concordant results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDemographic aging accompanied by increased falls inevitably leads to an increased incidence of atlantoaxial instabilities (AAI). Minimally invasive surgical procedures decrease the perioperative risk and regarding the treatment of AAI, percutaneous transarticular screw fixation of C1/C2 was more frequently considered in the past. This study aims to investigate the outcome of patients treated for AAI by isolated percutaneous transarticular screw fixation of C1/C2 (IPTSFC1/C2) using 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn osteoporotic fractures of the spine with resulting kyphosis and threatening compression of neural structures, therapeutic decisions are difficult. The posterior vertebral column resection (pVCR) has been described by different authors as a surgical treatment in a single-stage posterior procedure. The aim of this study is to evaluate midterm outcomes of patients treated by pVCR due to severe osteoporotic fractures.
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