ArticleBrain sciences2021
Neurosurgical Management and Outcome Parameters in 237 Patients with Spondylodiscitis.
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- Clinical and radiological features of infectious spondylodiscitis in an Italian cohort: a retrospective study.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in spinal infections: A comprehensive diagnostic tool.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in the surgical treatment of monosegmental pyogenic spondylodiscitis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Regional Spondylodiscitis Disparities: Impact on Pathogen Spectrum and Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of Daily Local Antibiotic Lavage via an Epidural Suction-Irrigation Drainage Technique in Spondylodiscitis and Isolated Spinal Epidural Empyema: A 20-Year Experience of a Single Spine Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- An Assessment of the Safety of Surgery and Hardware Placement in de-novo Spinal Infections. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature.Global spine journal · 2023Review
- Post-COVID-19 Spondylodiscitis: A Case Study and Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Cervical epidural abscess complicated by a pharyngoesophageal perforation after anterior cervical spine surgery for subaxial spondylodiscitis.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- Clinical phenotyping of spondylodiscitis and isolated spinal epidural empyema: a 20-year experience and cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Pyogenic spinal infections in patients with chronic liver disease: illustrative case and systematic review.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- Primary spinal infections in patients with solid organ transplant: a systematic literature review and illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- The Hamburg Spondylodiscitis Assessment Score (HSAS) for Immediate Evaluation of Mortality Risk on Hospital Admission.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Patients with Spondylodiscitis following Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in a Portuguese Cancer Hospital: A Case Report.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
Surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis allows for rapid mobilization and shortens hospital stays, which makes surgical treatment the first-line therapy. We aim to describe our experiences with operative treatment on spondylodiscitis and to determine the parameters that are important in the prediction of outcomes. A retrospective review identified 237 patients who were operatively treated for spondylodiscitis in our institution between January 2010 and December 2018. Clinical data were collected through review of electronic records and relevant imaging. In all cases, contrast-enhancing MRI from the infected region of the spine was obtained. Leukocyte count and C-reactive protein concentrations (CRP) were determined in all the patients. We included 237 patients in the study, 87 female (36.7%) and 150 male (63.3%), with a mean age of 71.4 years. Mean follow-up was 31.6 months. Forty-five patients had spondylodiscitis of the cervical, 73 of the thoracic, and 119 of the lumbosacral spine. All the patients with spondylodiscitis of the cervical spine received instrumentation. In thoracic and lumbar spine decompression, surgery without instrumentation was performed in 26 patients as immediate surgery and in a further 28 patients in the early stages following admission, while 138 patients received instrumentation. Eighty-nine patients (37.6%) had concomitant infections. Infection healing occurred in 89% of patients. Favorable outcomes were noted in patients without concomitant infections, with a normalized CRP value and in patients who received antibiotic therapy for more than six weeks (
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