A New Treatment Algorithm That Incorporates Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spines: The Results of Its Clinical Application to a Series of 34 Patients

A New Treatment Algorithm That Incorporates Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spines: The Results of Its Clinical Application to a Series of 34 Patients

<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Spinal minimally invasive surgery (MIS) experts at the university hospital worked as a team to develop a new treatment algorithm for pyogenic spondylodiscitis in lumbar and thoracic spines. They modified a flow chart introduced for this condition in a pr...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Tani, Takanori Saito, Shinichiro Taniguchi, Masayuki Ishihara, Masaaki Paku, Takashi Adachi, Muneharu Ando, Yoshihisa Kotani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
pyogenic spondylodiscitis
minimally invasive surgery
minimally invasive spinal treatment (MIST)
treatment algorithm
percutaneous pedicle screw
lateral lumbar interbody fusion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/4/478

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