title: Percutaneous discectomy for the treatment of bacterial discitis.
abstract: METHODS. Percutaneous discectomy was successfully used to diagnose and treat bacterial discitis. CONCLUSIONS. This technique was successful in obtaining a bacteriologic diagnosis, relieving the patient's symptoms and assisting in the eradication of the infection. With percutaneous discectomy, there is lower morbidity and cost than with open treatment. Any comments on the overall effectiveness of this technique will need to be based on additional cases.
authors.affiliation: Spine Center, Lakewood Orthopaedic Clinic, Colorado.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gebhard
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brugman
mesh_terms: D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin