title: Percutaneous diskectomy for disk space infections.
abstract: To diagnose and treat intervertebral disk space infection, we used percutaneous diskectomy in four patients to harvest a large amount of disk material and to decompress and lavage the infected disk space with a broad spectrum antibiotic solution. This treatment regimen rapidly diminished pain and shortened the acute clinical course of the process. The long-term course in this small number of patients, however, appears not to have been altered.
authors: Orthopaedic Research Center, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77225-0269, USA.
authors: W C
authors: WC
authors: Watters
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Khalil
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents