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Exogenous lumbar spondylodiscitis following a stabwound injury and vertebral fracture
✍ Scribed by C. J. Schulze; H. M. Mayer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 788 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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✦ Synopsis
Exogenous spondylodiscitis is a rare event and is usually iatrogenic. Non-iatrogenic exogenous spondylodiscitis has been described in the literature following transabdominal gunshot wounds associated with injury to the intestines and spine. Several cases of traumatic meningitis and one of a traumatic meningocele following an injury of the spinal sac have been reported. No report of exogenous spondylodiscitis complicating a stabwound has been published. This is a report of exogenous spondylodiscitis following a paravertebral stabwound with a knife in association with a superior wedge fracture of L2.