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Transforaminal interbody debridement and fusion with antibiotic-impregnated bone graft to treat pyogenic discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis: a comparative study in Asian population.
Asian Spine J
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Purpose: To evaluate whether using antibiotic-impregnated bone graft (AIBG) enhances infection control and shortens the postoperative course of pyogenic discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis (PDVO).
Overview Of Literature: Surgical treatment of PDVO is indicated for neurological deficit, instability, unknown pathogen, or poorly controlled infection.
Malnutrition in spondylodiscitis: an overlooked risk factor.
J Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle 550 17th Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98122, USA.
Objective: Spondylodiscitis presents a significant diagnostic and treatment challenge to healthcare providers, with various risk factors and treatment outcomes having been identified. Malnutrition, a multifactorial condition defined by imbalance or deficiency of nutrients, is a known risk factor for various adverse events such as postoperative infection and readmissions in spine surgery. However, its impact in SD has not yet been explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethicillin-Resistant -Induced Discitis Following Acupuncture: A Case Report.
Infect Drug Resist
December 2024
Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, The Third People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
This report describes a case of lumbar disc infection potentially induced by acupuncture in a 43-year-old male with a history of back pain. After acupuncture treatment at another hospital, the patient experienced worsened pain. Physical examination revealed tenderness at the upper lumbar intervertebral space and paravertebral percussion pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCitrobacter youngae nosocomial bacteremia from postoperative pyogenic spondylodiscitis after a minimally invasive spinal surgery.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
108 Military Central Hospital, Vietnamese - German Center for Medical Research (VG-CARE), N 1, Tran Hung Dao Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi, 1000, Vietnam.
Citrobacter youngae (C. youngae) was first described in 1993, and data suggesting that human diseases caused by this bacterium remain scarce. Reports on C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly Intervention in Post-operative Infectious Spondylodiscitis: Outcome of Aggressive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Malays Orthop J
November 2024
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Stavya Spine Hospital and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India.
Introduction: Conservative and surgical approach timeline in post-operative spondylodiscitis (POS) following lumbar disc herniation (LDH) surgery is ill defined, and patients have a protracted recovery phase with social, psychological, and financial implications.
Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients operated by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in POS was done. Confirmed clinico-radiological diagnosed POS cases, not responding within three to four weeks were included.
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