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…
10.1055/b-0038-162846 9 Drug Therapy for Spinal TuberculosisMathew Varghese Introduction Tubercular infection of the spine is an infection of the vertebral elements by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or its variants. Like all infections,…
10.1055/b-0038-162844 7 Spinal Epidural AbscessFrank Kandziora, Klaus John Schnake, and Christoph-H. Hoffmann Introduction Since its first description in G.B. Morgagni´s landmark work De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indigatis…
10.1055/b-0038-162842 5 Pyogenic Spondylodiskitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical FeaturesMauro Antonio Fernandes, Luiz Roberto Vialle, and Phelipe de Souza Menegaz Introduction Spinal infections may be classified as mycobacterial, fungal, or pyogenic. 1…
10.1055/b-0038-162841 4 Instrumentation and Spinal InfectionsHisam Muhamad Ariffin, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, and ChungChek Wong Introduction The use of spinal instrumentation is on the rise. Various instrumentation systems have been developed in…
10.1055/b-0038-162839 2 Risk Stratification and Prevention of Postoperative Spinal InfectionsHideyuki Arima, Leah Y. Carreon, and Steven D. Glassman Introduction The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) in spine surgery has…
10.1055/b-0038-162838 1 Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Pathology of Spinal InfectionsAbdulrazzaq Alobaid and Abdulaziz Al-Mutair Introduction Spinal infections are a difficult problem, manifesting either as a dreaded postoperative complication or present as…
