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, 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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JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.Intradiscal C. acnes injection sustained MC1‐like lesions with persistent neutrophil sustenance in an etiology‐specific lumbar MC rat model. This suggests that patients with bacterial MC etiology may persist in painful MC1, highlighting C. acnes and neutrophils as potential targets to promote MC1‐to‐MC2 conversion and improve pain and disability ...
Irina Heggli +12 more
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Management of Refractory Post-operative Osteomyelitis and Discitis: A Case Report
CureusVertebral osteomyelitis/discitis is a relatively rare disease but is a known potential complication of spinal surgical intervention. In general, the first-line treatment for this condition is targeted antibiotic therapy with surgical intervention only ...
Chase DeLong +5 more
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Adult-onset Acute Calcific Discitis
Journal of Rheumatology, 2021 Acute calcific discitis is a rare condition of unknown etiology, observed mainly in childhood.1 Few cases have been described in adults, and most of these involve the thoracic spine.2.
I. Lazarou +3 more
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Preventing and treating discitis: cephazolin penetration in ovine lumbar intervertebral disc
, 2006 Infection can occur after any spinal procedure that violates the disc and although it is not common, the potential consequences are serious. Treatment of discitis is not always successful and the key to management is prevention.
Rebecca Walters +15 more
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Espondilodiscitis y absceso epidural por Chryseobacterium indologenes. Reporte de caso
Revista Colombiana de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 2022 Introducción: La espondilodiscitis es la infección de las placas vertebrales pudiéndose extender al disco intervertebral y generar un absceso epidural. Mas frecuente en columna lumbar, luego dorsal y por ultimo cervical.
Sebastián Formica +3 more
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JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of global disability, with discogenic low back pain (DLBP), mechanically stimulated pain arising from the intervertebral disc, representing an important but often under‐recognized subtype. DLBP arises from chronic structural and metabolic changes within the intervertebral disc, leading to ...
William Roger Peters +2 more
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CureusDiscitis linked to Pott’s spine is an infrequent yet severe issue, especially difficult to manage among elderly individuals due to age-related bodily changes and concurrent health issues. This report details the successful physiotherapy-based recovery of
Nandini V Zore +2 more
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Case report: Acute calcific discitis with intravertebral disc herniation in the dorsolumbar spine
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010 Acute calcific discitis is a rare but well-known condition of unknown etiology. In symptomatic cases, the most common site is the cervical spine. We describe the CT scan and MRI findings in a symptomatic patient, with a lesion in the dorsolumbar spine.
Puneet Mittal +3 more
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Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 224, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives To characterise the clinical, microbiological and economic burden of hospital‐admitted, injection‐related infections among incarcerated people who inject drugs. Study Type Retrospective observational cohort study. Setting Secure unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Andrew Palmer +10 more
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