Conservative versus early surgical treatment in the management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Spondylodiscitis is the commonest spine infection, and pyogenic spondylodiscitis is the most common subtype. Whilst antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of treatment, some advocate that early surgery can improve mortality, relapse rates, and length of stay. Given that the condition carries a...

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Main Authors: Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Kalyan V. Vemulapalli, Sajeenth Vishnu K., Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah, Alexander Sanchez-Maroto Vogel, Robert Vardanyan, Jonathan Neuhoff, Andreas Kramer, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel, Andreas K. Demetriades, Benjamin M. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41381-1