• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.310-314
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• 2014

Objective : To analyze the clinical courses and outcomes after anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for the treatment of postoperative spondylodiscitis. Methods : A total of 13 consecutive patients with postoperative spondylodiscitis treated with ALIF at our institute from January, 1994 to August, 2013 were included (92.3% male, mean age 54.5 years old). The outcome data including inflammatory markers (leukocyte count, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the modified Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and bony fusion rate using spine X-ray were obtained before and 6 months after ALIF. Results : All of the cases were effectively treated with combination of systemic antibiotics and ALIF with normalization of the inflammatory markers. The mean VAS for back and leg pain before ALIF was $6.8{\pm}1.1$, which improved to $3.2{\pm}2.2$ at 6 months after ALIF. The mean ODI score before ALIF was $70.0{\pm}14.8$, which improved to $34.2{\pm}27.0$ at 6 months after ALIF. Successful bony fusion rate was 84.6% (11/13) and the remaining two patients were also asymptomatic. Conclusion : Our results suggest that ALIF is an effective treatment option for postoperative spondylodiscitis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.5-10
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• 2008

Objective : To evaluate the surgical outcomes of ventral interbody grafting and anterior or posterior spinal instrumentation for the treatment of advanced spondylodiscitis with patients who had failed medical management. Methods : A total of 28 patients were evaluated for associated medical illness, detected pathogen, level of involved spine, and perioperative complications. Radiological evaluation including the rate of bony union, segmental Cobb angle, graft- and instrumentation-related complications, and clinical outcomes by mean Frankel scale and VAS score were performed. Results : There are 14 pyogenic spondylodiscitis, 6 postoperative spondylodiscitis, and 8 tuberculous spondylodiscitis. There were 21 males and 7 females. Mean age was 51 years, with a range from 18 to 77. Mean follow-up period was 10.9 months. Associated medical illnesses were 6 diabetes, 3 pulmonary tuberculosis, and 4 chronic liver diseases. Staphylococcus was the most common pathogen isolated (25%), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was found in 18% of the patients. Operative approaches, either anterior or posterior spinal instrumentation, were done simultaneously or delayed after anterior aggressive debridement, neural decompression, and structural interbody bone grafting. All patients with neurological deficits improved after operation, except only one who died from aggravation as military tuberculosis. Mean Frankel scale was changed from $3.78{\pm}0.78$ preoperatively to $4.78{\pm}0.35$ at final follow up and mean VAS score was improved from $7.43{\pm}0.54$ to $2.07{\pm}1.12$. Solid bone fusion was obtained in all patients except only one patient who died. There was no need for prolongation of duration of antibiotics and no evidence of secondary infection owing to spinal instrumentations. Conclusion : According to these results, debridement and anterior column reconstruction with ventral interbody grafting and instrumentation is effective and safe in patients who had failed medical management and neurological deficits in advanced spondylodiscitis.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2019

칸디다 척추 골수염은 드문 질환으로서 과거에는 마약 등 정맥 내 주사제 사용자들에서 발생하는 합병증으로 알려져 왔으나 최근에는 대부분이 병원 내 기회 감염의 형태로 발생되고 있다. 칸디다 척추 골수염의 임상적 및 영상학적 특징이 화농성 척추 추간판염과 유사하기 때문에 일반적인 임상에서 간과되는 경우가 흔하다. 칸디다 척추 골수염에서 다른 원인에 의한 척추 골수염과의 감별진단은 임상적, 영상의학적 및 생물학적 특성에 의존한다. 칸디다 척추염의 치료는 초기의 정확한 진단과 이를 바탕으로 신속하고 적절한 약물 요법, 임상경과의 지속적인 추적관찰로 이루어진다. 본 증례에서 심장 이식술을 받은 젊은 환자에서 수술 후 전신성 진균증 치료 3개월 후 발생한 지연성 칸디다 척추 골수염을 항 진균제 단독요법으로 치료한 2예를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하고 문헌고찰을 통해 상기하고자 한다.