An unusual cause of lumbar discitis.
METHODS
Case report.


OBJECTIVE
To identify an unusual cause of lumbar discitis.


BACKGROUND
Discitis resulting from a foreign body has not been reported in the English-language literature.


METHODS
A case report is reviewed identifying the presence of this foreign object (titanium), erroneously implanted into the disc space at L5-S1. Imaging studies identify the location and surrounding reaction.


RESULTS
The surgical exploration of this disc revealed an inflammatory response surrounding the disc with degeneration within the disc space.


CONCLUSIONS
If this gynecologic procedure is performed using bone anchors, care must be take to ensure that the sacrum is identified before insertion.
Gertzbein
S D
SD
Institute for Spinal Disorders, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA.
Hollopeter
M
M
Bertini
J E
JE
Murdock
H D
HD
D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000009:adverse effects; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014025:Titanium / Q000009:adverse effects
D014025:Titanium