Is posterior percutaneous screw-rod instrumentation a safe and effective alternative approach to TLSO rigid bracing for single-level pyogenic spondylodiscitis? Results of a retrospective cohort analysis

Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Debora Colangelo, Valentina Mazzotta, Eugenia Di Meco, Valentina Neri, Riccardo A. Nasto, Massimo Fantoni, Enrico Pola

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Abstract

Currently, treatment for patients diagnosed with noncomplicated (ie, known infectious agent, no neurologic compromise, and preserved spinal stability) pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PS) is based on intravenous antibiotics and rigid brace immobilization. Since January 2010, we started offering our patients percutaneous posterior screw-rod instrumentation as an alternative approach to rigid bracing. Supposed benefits of posterior percutaneous instrumentation over rigid bracing are earlier free mobilization, increased comfort, and faster recovery.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1529-1533
Numero di pagine5
RivistaTHE SPINE JOURNAL
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

Keywords

  • Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
  • Percutaneous screw-rod instrumentation
  • Pyogenic spondylodiscitis
  • Spinal infections
  • TLSO rigid bracing

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