title: [Infection by the hematogenic route of closed vertebral fracture: apropos of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: 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.
authors: Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Rombouts-Godin
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Malghem
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Rombouts
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Van de Wyngaert
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Huaux
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Infection par voie hématogène d'une fracture vertébrale fermée: A propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.