Postoperatif İntervertebral Disk Mesafe Enfeksiyonları
B. Uçar, B. Gündüz, R. Atabey, I Şaşmaz, Halil Toplamaoğlu
Article No:
10
Article Type :
Research
In this retrospective study carried out in Bakırköy State Hospital for neurological and mental diseases, the intervertebral disc space infections that occurred during the years 1988-1993 were reviewed. In overall 2101 discectomy operations, 8 cases of intervertebral disc space infections were identified. The characteristics symptoms were severe low back pain and muscle spasm that began on the 7-14th days postoperatively. The primary physical findings were paravertebral muscle spasm and limited spinal motion. The detected laboratory fihding was elevated. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The elevated ESR and the clinical findings were taken as the criteria for diagnosis. The treatment consisted of administration of wide spectrum antibiotics and antiinflamatoly drugs and strict bedrest
Keywords :
Disc space infection, discectomy, discitis, lumbar intervertebral disc
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
1994;7:50-53
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