Gas within the Intervertebral Disc Does Not Rule Out Spinal Infection—A Case Series of 135 Patients with Spontaneous Spondylodiscitis

Gas in the intervertebral disc is mainly associated with degenerative disc diseases and experts generally assume that it is unlikely in spinal infection. However, large-scale studies supporting this notion are lacking, which is why our study’s aim was to analyze the prevalence of and factors associa...

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Main Authors: Friederike Schömig, Zhao Li, Luis Becker, Tu-Lan Vu-Han, Matthias Pumberger, Torsten Diekhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1089