Exogenous lumbar spondylodiscitis following a stabwound injury and vertebral fracture. A case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Exogenous spondylodiscitis is a rare event and is usually iatrogenic. Non-iatrogenic exogenous spondylodiscitis has been described in the literature following transabdominal gunshot wounds associated with injury to the intestines and spine. Several cases of traumatic meningitis and one of a traumatic meningocele following an injury of the spinal sac have been reported. No report of exogenous spondylodiscitis complicating a stabwound has been published. This is a report of exogenous spondylodiscitis following a paravertebral stabwound with a knife in association with a superior wedge fracture of L2.
Medical subject headings
- Discitis
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Spinal Fractures
- Spinal Injuries
- Wounds, Stab
Anatomy
- lumbar spine