Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spine Infections by Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion  with Anterior Reconstruction by Spinal Shortening
In severe osteomyelitis of the spine, open debridement and anterior fusion by anterior bone grafting offers the advantage of eradication of the focus of infection and improvement of conditions for bony fusion of the affected vertebral bodies. Some limited papers reported the use of spinal shortening for anterior reconstruction after fractures or tumors. Ten patients of infections of the thoracic ... Read more