Osteomyelitis subsequent to abdominal-vaginal sacropexy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vertebral osteomyelitis is an uncommon complication of abdominal-vaginal sacropexy. Our patient developed polymicrobial osteomyelitis postoperatively, with the suspected route of infection attributed to contiguous spread from an infected mesh.
Medical subject headings
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Osteomyelitis
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgical Mesh
- Uterine Prolapse