title: [Infection of intervertebral space and the interventional therapy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of interventional therapy in the treatment of intervertebral space infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  The needle was punctured into the infected intervertebral space from the post-lateral side of the spine monitored by X-rays. The pus was drained, the degenerative disc tissues and necrosis tissues were excised and taken out, and at the end a drainaging catheter was put into the space through the needle. The patient should lie in bed absolutely. The antibiotics was injected into the space through the silicon catheter every day. Three to four weeks later, the catheter was removed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 8 patients got good results after the therapy. The low back pain was dramatically alleviated instantly at the day of operation. Erythrocyte sedimental rate gradually descended. After 3 approximately 4 weeks of treatment,the catheter was removed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventional therapy of the intervertebral space infection has notable advantage over the open operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South Univercity, Changsha 410008, China. hjz3734@vip.sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Jian-zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi-yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jin-yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-qi
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhan-sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Wen-rong
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents