Spine Essentials Handbook by Singh Kern;

Author:Singh, Kern;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishing Inc.
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

15 Spinal Infections

Ankur S. Narain, Fady Y. Hijji, Philip K. Louie, Daniel D. Bohl, and Kern Singh

15.1 Introduction

Spinal infections require early diagnosis in order to prevent both structural and neurologic compromises. The differential diagnoses related to symptoms associated with infection include degenerative disease, neoplasm, trauma, and vascular compromise. As such, knowledge of the specific clinical and imaging findings associated with infectious etiologies of the spine is crucial to ensure timely recognition of disease presentation and initiation of treatment (Table 15.1).

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