title: Minimally invasive spine surgery in spinal infections.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although spinal infections have always been present recently their incidence has increased, in partly fostered by the advances in medicine (i.e. compromised immunity, chronic diseases, increasingly complex spinal procedures, etc.) and increased life expectancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using PubMed for this systematic review, the main spine infections types will be addressed focusing in the minimally invasive surgical techniques that can be used in their treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Spontaneous and iatrogenic pyogenic and non-pyogenic spine infections can be treated in many different ways depending on their extension and location as well as on their causative microorganisms. The indications of percutaneous image-guided, endoscopic and microsurgical treatment techniques will be updated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In spine infections minimally invasive surgical techniques show a great potential as to be safe, effective, with low surgical morbidity and fast patients' recovery.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain - franciscoverdu@hotmail.es.
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Verdú-López
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors: Vicente
authors: V
authors: Vanaclocha-Vanaclocha
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors: Juan D
authors: JD
authors: Mayorga-Villa
mesh_terms: D001850:Bone Diseases, Infectious / Q000601:surgery*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*