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Subacute Presentation of Central Cord Syndrome Resulting from Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Discitis: A Case Report [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Central cord syndrome (CCS) is a clinical syndrome of motor weakness and sensory changes. While CCS is most often associated with traumatic events.
Cerda, Melinda, Dang, Thomas, Dong, Fanglong, Fenati, Greg, Neeki, Michael M., Rabiei, Massoud   +5 more
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Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis following paraspinal muscle abscess and septic lumbar spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is extremely rare, and usually appears to result from hematogenous spread. Predisposing factors include immunocompromising diseases such as diabetes.
Gaku Takahashi, Hideyuki Makabe, Naoya Matsumoto, Nobuki Shioya, Shigeatsu Endo, Shigenori Kan, Takayuki Masuda, Yasuhiko Yamada, Yoriko Ishibe   +8 more
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Pathophysiology and MRI Findings of Infectious Spondylitis and the Differential Diagnosis

대한영상의학회지, 2021
On MRI, abnormal signals of the intervertebral disc, destruction of the upper and lower vertebral body endplate around the disc, and bone marrow edema around the endplate are considered typical findings of infectious spondylitis.
Sunjin Ryu, Yeo Ju Kim, Seunghun Lee, Jeongah Ryu, Sunghoon Park, Jung Ui Hong   +5 more
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Spinal infection: state of the art and management algorithm [PDF]

, 2013
Spinal infection is a rare pathology although a concerning rising incidence has been observed in recent years. This increase might reflect a progressively more susceptible population but also the availability of increased diagnostic accuracy.
A Bostrom, A Gasbarrini, A Hirakawa, A Leone, A Ooij van, AG Hadjipavlou, AG Jensen, Alexander R. Vaccaro, AM Wiley, AS Baker, B Lassmann, BA O’Shaughnessy, BU Kang, C Pigrau, C Schinkel, C Yilmaz, CH Lu, CJ Kim, CM Anley, D Jin, D Rigamonti, DC Lu, E Erturer, E Garron, E Mylona, E Pola, E Reihsaus, EJ Carragee, EJ Carragee, EJ Carragee, EJ Goldstein, EJ Karadimas, EM Lucas de, ES Darley, F Fenollar, F Gemmel, F Gemmel, F Roblot, FE Diehn, FL Sapico, FX Camillo, G Delogu, G Euba, G Thwaites, GR Zaveri, HJ Tang, HP Ledermann, HQ Zhang, HT Hee, IT Benli, JA Friedman, JA Rihn, JD Colmenero, JF Ratcliffe, JF Ratcliffe, JJ Gonzalez-Lopez, JJ Rankine, JM Nolla, JM Schuster, JR Dimar, JS Butler, JS Lee, JS Silber, JW Kwon, K Fuursted, K Zarghooni, L Grammatico, LH Chen, LM Shah, M Afshar, M Beronius, M Fantoni, M Fernandez, M Oga, M Shousha, M Soehle, M Turgut, M Yoshimoto, MC Chang, MC McHenry, ME Jimenez-Mejias, MR Krogsgaard, MR Lim, MT Modic, N Tayles, O Linhardt, P Korovessis, P Korovessis, P Lillie, PC Hsieh, PM Fucs, PN Tyrrell, PY Huang, R Brown, R Kumar, R Sobottke, RC Schimmer, RG Hempelmann, RK Khanna, RO Darouiche, RT Allen, Rui M. Duarte, S Currie, S Govender, S Tsiodras, SC Michel, SH Chen, SL James, T Gouliouris, T Masuda, T Muckley, T Turunc, TJ Babinchak, TJ Kowalski, TM Frangen, U Liljenqvist, V Jevtic, VC Cheng, W Koptan, W Zimmerli, WH Chen, Y Okada, Y Robinson, YH Pee   +123 more
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Risk factors associated with poor clinical outcome in pyogenic spinal infections: 5-years’ intensive care experience

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Introduction: Management of pyogenic spinal infections (PSI) after the development of neurological deficit has not been specifically addressed in the literature.
Branko Milosevic, Muge Cevik, Aleksandar Urosevic, Natasa Nikolic, Jasmina Poluga, Milica Jovanovic, Ivana Milosevic, Jelena Micic, Bianca Paglietti, Aleksandra Barac   +9 more
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Pyogenic spondylitis [PDF]

, 2011
Pyogenic spondylitis is a neurological and life threatening condition. It encompasses a broad range of clinical entities, including pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess.
Cheung, WY, Luk, KDK
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Juvenile discitis. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1983
Over a period of three years four girls and two boys presented with discitis. All were less than 5 years old at presentation, and each had a short history of symptoms. Three were initially thought to have pathological defects of the abdomen. All children showed abnormal posturing with exaggerated lumbar lordosis. Diagnosis was essentially clinical. All
O J, Hensey, N, Coad, H M, Carty, J M, Sills   +3 more
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Discitis due to late-onset mesh infection 14 years after inguinal hernia repair: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2022
Background Mesh infection after inguinal hernia repair is a very rare complication. The incidence of late-onset mesh infection is approximately 0.1–0.2% of total hernia repair cases and can lead to serious complications if not treated promptly.
Chiyo Maeda, Kai Kato, Saki Yamada, Mariko Tanaka, Ken Sujishi, Ryohei Sato, Shuichiro Takanashi, Masahiro Waseda, Tetsutaro Suzuki, Yasuo Ishida, Fumiko Kasahara   +10 more
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Redo Surgery for Lumbar Postdiscectomy Discitis by Transforaminal Approach with or without Graft and Posterior Instrumentation

Global Spine Journal, 2012
Introduction Aggressive anterior debridement and fusion with autogenous bone graft followed with posterior instrumentation are the accepted mode for management of postoperative lumbar discitis failing to respond to conservative measures. This can be done
A. Rahimizadeh
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Discitis

, 2012
Discitis is an inflammatory condition of the intervertebral disc or disc space. It is an uncommon condition which occurs mostly in young children or as a post-operative complication, such as following an epidural. It is extremely rare in the elderly as disc size and sponginess decreases with age and consequently the risk of infection decreases. In this
Abela, Lauren, Borg Xuereb, Keith
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