[Infection by the hematogenic route of closed vertebral fracture: apropos of a case and review of the literature].
We report a new case of haematogenous infection at the site of a spinal fracture. The patient developed a severe bronchopneumonial infection. After the trauma three weeks later he developed a severe but incomplete cord lesion due to acute vertebral osteomyelitis. The patient was treated with antibiotics. He made a slow, but uneventful and complete neurological recovery. 28 instances of osteomyelitis after fracture of which seven involved vertebral bones have been previously reported. The spontaneous appearance of haematogenous osteomyelitis in a fractured bone is a rare but not exceptional event.
Rombouts-Godin
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Malghem
J
J
Rombouts
J J
JJ
Van de Wyngaert
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F
Huaux
J P
JP
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015299:Discitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*
Infection par voie hématogène d'une fracture vertébrale fermée: A propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.