Percutaneous suction and irrigation for the treatment of recalcitrant pyogenic spondylodiscitis

Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology: official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Luigi Aurelio Nasto¹  Oliver M. Stokes²  Enrico Pola³  William Griffith-Jones⁴ 

[1] Exeter NHS Foundation Trust;Catholic University of Rome;Nottingham University Hospitals;Royal Devon &

关键词: Pyogenic spondylodiscitis;    Minimally invasive technique;    Spinal abscess drainage;    Spinal percutaneous drainage;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s10195-018-0496-9

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe primary management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis is conservative. Once the causative organism has been identified, by blood culture or biopsy, administration of appropriate intravenous antibiotics is started. Occasionally patients do not respond to antibiotics and surgical irrigation and debridement is needed. The treatment of these cases is challenging and controversial. Furthermore, many affected patients have significant comorbidities often precluding more extensive surgical intervention. The aim of this study is to describe early results of a novel, minimally invasive percutaneous technique for disc irrigation and debridement in pyogenic spondylodiscitis.

【 授权许可】

CC BY