作者
Véronique Dufour, Antoine Feydy, Ludovic Rillardon, Aimée Redondo, Laurence Le Page, Frédéric Bert, Nadia Belmatoug, Bruno Fantin
发表日期
2005/4/1
期刊
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
卷号
34
期号
5
页码范围
766-771
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
OBJECTIVES
Postoperative spondylodiscitis (POS) is poorly characterized, partly owing to its rarity. The aim of this prospective study was to compare the clinical, biological, bacteriological, and imaging features of postoperative and spontaneous spondylodiscitis (SS).
METHODS
A multidisciplinary spondylodiscitis cohort follow-up study was conducted between February 1999 and June 2003 in a 500-bed teaching hospital. All patients hospitalized in internal medicine, orthopedic, and neurosurgery wards with a culture-proven diagnosis of pyogenic spondylodiscitis were included. Clinical and bacteriological data were collected. All patients underwent computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging of the spine.
RESULTS
Sixteen patients had SS and 7 patients had POS. Patients with POS tended to be younger (52 versus 69 years), with less frequent underlying diseases (29 versus 75%) and a more …
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