10.1055/b-0038-162855 18 Spinal Infections and PseudarthrosisYazeed Gussous, Daniel Beckerman, Nikhil Jain, and Sigurd Berven Introduction Infection after spine surgery is a clinically important problem and may be associated with long-term…
10.1055/b-0038-162848 11 Pediatric Spinal InfectionsS. Rajasekaran, Rishi M. Kanna, and Ajoy Prasad Shetty Introduction Infections of the spine are rare in children, and can be classified as acute and chronic…
10.1055/b-0038-162851 14 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Spinal InfectionsRobert Dunn Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has had a dramatic effect on the incidence and effect of spondylodiskitis. By the end…
10.1055/b-0038-162854 17 Spinal Infections in Geriatric PatientsYoshiharu Kawaguchi Introduction The spine is a common site of musculoskeletal infections. Spinal infection encompasses pyogenic spondylodiskitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, epidural abscess, and iliopsoas abscess….
10.1055/b-0038-162852 15 Postoperative SpondylodiskitisMayan Lendner, Jeffrey Green, Kris E. Radcliff, Joseph S. Butler, Hamadi Murphy, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Introduction Postoperative spondylodiskitis (POSD) is an uncommon, yet significant postoperative complication….
10.1055/b-0038-162849 12 Infectious Lesions in the Craniovertebral Junction (Suboccipital Region)Alexander Yu. Mushkin and Alexander V. Gubin Introduction The term suboccipital region is used to denote the area formed by the…
10.1055/b-0038-162850 13 Minimally Invasive Surgery in Spinal InfectionsMoritz Perrech and Roger Hartl Introduction Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of spinal disorders consists of procedures that aim at reducing the extent of…
10.1055/b-0038-162847 10 Surgical Management of Spinal TuberculosisAjoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi M. Kanna, and S. Rajasekaran Introduction Early diagnosis along with effective multidrug antituberculous chemotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of spinal…
10.1055/b-0038-162843 6 Pyogenic Spondylodiskitis: Diagnosis and ManagementJoost P.H.J. Rutges, Diederik Hendrik Ruth Kempen, and F. Cumhur Oner Introduction The incidence of pyogenic spondylodiskitis has increased in recent decades. Whereas tuberculosis…
10.1055/b-0038-162845 8 Spinal Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and InvestigationsRishi M. Kanna, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, and S. Rajasekaran Introduction Chronic infections of the vertebral column are usually granulomatous and are caused…
