Management of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis with spinal cord compression in the elderly

Reuven Gepstein; Y. Folman; C. Lidor; V. Barchilon; A. Catz; T. Hallel

doi:10.1038/sc.1992.153

Management of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis with spinal cord compression in the elderly

Reuven Gepstein, Y. Folman, C. Lidor, V. Barchilon, A. Catz, T. Hallel

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Abstract

Five elderly and debilitated patients presented with compressive myelopathy due to pyogenic spondylitis. All had undergone surgery which consisted of eradication of the infected tissue via an anterior approach followed by primary bone graft. Supplementary antibiotic treatment was determined by intraoperative bacteriological culture. This aggressive approach, disregarding the patients’ advanced age and poor general medical state, resulted in total resolution of the neurological deficit and the patients’ return to their preoperative everyday activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	795-798
Number of pages	4
Journal	Paraplegia
Volume	30
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.153
State	Published - Nov 1992

Keywords

Anterior spinal surgery
Pyogenic spondylitis in elderly
Spinal cord compression

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