ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2018
Tuberculous spondylitis after vertebral augmentation: A case report with a literature review.
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- Predictive value of the preoperative C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio for surgical site infection after percutaneous kyphoplasty: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Application of Piezosurgery in Revision Surgery through Posterior Approach for Infection after Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation: Technique Note with Case Series.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Tuberculous Spondylitis and Paravertebral Abscess Formation Following Vertebroplasty: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- Risk factors for tuberculous or nontuberculous spondylitis after percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: A case-control study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Simultaneous-onset infectious spondylitis with vertebral fracture mimicking an acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture erroneously treated with balloon kyphoplasty: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Debridement and corpectomy via single posterior approach to treat pyogenic spondylitis after vertebral augmentation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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- Spinal Epidural Abscess: A Review of Presentation, Management, and Medicolegal Implications.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
- Stress as an immunomodulator: liver X receptors maybe the answer.Inflammopharmacology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Tuberculous spondylitis of vertebral augmentation following percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is rare. We report an unusual case of tuberculous spondylitis diagnosed after percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP). A 54-year-old woman presented to hospital complaining of back pain following a fall 20 days prior. Radiology showed an acute osteoporotic compression (L3 fracture). The patient denied a history of pulmonary tuberculosis and there were no signs of infection. The patient was discharged from hospital 2 days after undergoing L3 PKP with a dramatic improvement in her back pain. The patient was readmitted 10 months later with a history of recurrent back pain and low-grade fever for 3 months. Imaging examinations showed severe spondylitis at the L2-L3 level, with paravertebral abscess formation and bony destruction of L2 and L3. A positive result of the T-SPOT test preliminarily confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis. The tuberculosis test was positive, and serum C-reactive protein levels and erythrocyte sedimentation were relatively high. Treatment for tuberculous spondylitis was started. She underwent posterior fusion and instrumentation from T12-L5 after markers for infection returned to normal. After surgery, the patient continued antituberculous and anti-osteoporosis treatments. Her low back pain was relieved and low-grade fever and sweating disappeared.
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