title: Cervical spondylodiscitis after removal of a fishbone. A case report.
abstract: METHODS
  A case report of cervical spondylodiscitis after removal of a lodged fishbone.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present a rare case of cervical spondylodiscitis and to inform the readers that a lodged fishbone can give rise to this complication after its removal.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  In the literature, only one mention of this complication was found.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature, clinical presentation, technical examinations, and treatment are reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prolonged antibiotic treatment and immobilization of the cervical spine resulted in a cure of the spondylodiscitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After removal of a lodged fishbone, a cervical spondylodiscitis is possible, but this is a very rare complication. In this patient, conservative treatment resulted in a cure of the infection. Successive magnetic resonance imaging investigations showed the extent of the destruction of the vertebral bodies and disc very well, as well as the curation of the spondylodiscitis after 5 months.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. LVA@SORT.AZM.NL
authors: A
authors: A
authors: van Ooij
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Manni
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Beuls
authors: G H
authors: GH
authors: Walenkamp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents