Pyogenic spinal infections warrant a total spine MRI

C Balcescu, K Odeh, A Rosinski… - Journal of bone and …, 2023 - jbji.copernicus.org
Study design: retrospective case series. Objective: the presenting clinical symptoms of
spinal infections are often nonspecific and a delay in diagnosis can lead to adverse patient …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of multifocal spine infections involving the cervical and thoracic regions: a case for imaging the entire spine

C Balcescu, K Odeh, A Rosinski, J Wang, P Prasad… - Neurospine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Pyogenic spinal infections account for 2%–4% of orthopaedic infections. They are
often difficult to diagnose, resulting in a delay in diagnosis. Risk factors for orthopaedic and …

An inter-and intra-rater agreement assessment of a novel classification of pyogenic spinal infections

G Camino-Willhuber, B Delgado, N Astur… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Pola et al. described a clinical-radiological classification of pyogenic spinal
infections (PSI) based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features including vertebral …

Nontuberculous pyogenic spinal infection in adults: a 12-year experience from a tertiary referral center

JS Butler, MJ Shelly, M Timlin, WG Powderly… - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. We performed a retrospective review of 48 cases of pyogenic spinal infection
presenting over a 12-year period to the National Spinal Injuries Unit (NSIU) of the Republic …

Follow-up MR imaging in patients with pyogenic spine infections: lack of correlation with clinical features

TJ Kowalski, KF Layton, EF Berbari… - American journal …, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Follow-up MR imaging examinations are increasingly
used to monitor response to treatment in patients with spine infection. We aim to describe …

Pyogenic spinal infections in adults: a 5-year experience from a tertiary care centre

O Džupová, R Cihlářová - Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et …, 2017 - europepmc.org
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To describe epidemiological and clinical features of pyogenic
spinal infections in patients treated at the Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Tropical …

Cervical pyogenic spinal infections: are they more severe diseases than infections in other vertebral locations?

J Urrutia, T Zamora, M Campos - European Spine Journal, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Cervical spine pyogenic infections are unusual compared to other vertebral
segments, but they can be associated to worse clinical outcomes. We compared all patients …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging characteristics and CT sensitivity for pyogenic spinal infections

S Shroyer, G Boys, MD April, B Long, S Mehta… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background/objective Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the
preferred imaging modality for diagnosing pyogenic spinal infection (PSI), but it is not always …

Chronic liver failure and concomitant distant infections are associated with high rates of neurological involvement in pyogenic spinal infections

J Urrutia, CM Bono, P Mery, C Rojas, N Gana… - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study of a consecutive series of all patients with pyogenic
spinal infections treated at a single institution over a 10-year period. Objective. To …

Gender-specific differences in presentation and management of spinal infection: a single-center retrospective study of 159 cases

S Lener, C Wipplinger, S Hartmann… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: A retrospective single-center analysis of 159 cases. Objective: To investigate
differences between male and female patients, as spinal infection (SI) represents a life …