Infection of a Charcot spine. A case report.
Charcot spine is an unusual neuropathic arthropathy that may be found in patients with complete neurologic lesions of the spinal cord. The case presented represents a progressive destructive lesion of a Charcot spine, which, on extensive investigation and subsequent surgical arthrodesis, demonstrated an infectious process. Infection must be considered as a possible etiology in a destructive lesion of a Charcot spine.
Department of Orthopaedics, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202.
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Pritchard
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Coscia
D000328:Adult; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors