title: Exogenous lumbar spondylodiscitis following a stabwound injury and vertebral fracture. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Exogenous spondylodiscitis is a rare event and is usually iatrogenic. Non-iatrogenic exogenous spondylodiscitis has been described in the literature following transabdominal gunshot wounds associated with injury to the intestines and spine. Several cases of traumatic meningitis and one of a traumatic meningocele following an injury of the spinal sac have been reported. No report of exogenous spondylodiscitis complicating a stabwound has been published. This is a report of exogenous spondylodiscitis following a paravertebral stabwound with a knife in association with a superior wedge fracture of L2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*