ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022
Surgical treatment of the lower cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis in the northwest region of China: review of 22 cases.
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- Cervical brucellar spondylitis: Current management strategies and future directions.Infectious medicine · 2026Review
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- Anterior debridement, reconstruction, and fusion for cervical brucellosis spondylitis with epidural abscess: a single-center experience of 30 patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- The Incidence, Changes and Treatments of Cervical Deformity After Infection and Inflammation.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Two Perioperative Chemotherapy Regimens for Lumbar Brucellosis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the surgical treatment of patients with cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis over a 4-year period in Northwest China.
methodsFrom 2013 to 2018, 22 patients (12 males and 10 females) with lower cervical spine brucellosis (C3-C7) underwent anterior lesion debridement, decompression, bone grafting and internal fixation combined with posterior bone graft fusion and internal fixation (ADDF+PIF). The follow-up period averaged 37.4 months (ranging from 24 to 57 months).
resultsInvolvement of 1 vertebra was observed in 3 patients, involvement of 3 vertebrae was observed in 9 patients, and involvement of 3 vertebrae was observed in 10 patients. Before surgery, 1 patient had Frankel grade B, 2 had grade C, 9 had grade D, and 10 had grade E. In the final follow-up, 12 patients had neurological deficits, 10 patients improved by one grade, 6 patients improved by two grades, and the neurological status of 6 patients remained unchanged. In all cases, it was observed that bone fusion required 6.8 months on average. The kyphosis Cobb angle was enhanced from an average of 11.5° preoperatively (range 0°-24°) to 0.13° postoperatively (range 1°-5°), and there was no vital loss of correction in the follow-up.
conclusionsADDF+PIF is an effective and safe treatment for patients with lower cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis.
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