Pott's disease occurring after percutaneous vertebroplasty: an unusual illustration of the principle of locus minoris resistentiae.
We report an unusual case of a multifocal tuberculous spondylitis that has been diagnosed after several percutaneous vertebroplasty. This event supports the theory that surgical or radiological intervention such as a percutaneous vertebroplasty should be considered as an intentional traumatism that can lead to the initiation of a locus minoris resistentiae, probably by reactivating an inactive tuberculous lesion.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47-83 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
Sophie
S
Bouvresse
Jacques
J
Chiras
François
F
Bricaire
Philippe
P
Bossi
D000368:Aged; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C506662:vertebroplastic