Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1969 · 68 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySurgeryMusculoskeletal InfectionOrthopedicsSpine SurgeryLumbar Spine SurgeryOrthopedic InfectionPostoperative Orthopaedic InfectionSpinal DisordersSpinal FusionSpinal InfectionIntervertebral Disc PathologyLumbar Spinal FusionLumbar Spinal InfectionLumbar Spine InfectionLumbar VertebraePostoperative Spinal InfectionsSurgical Site Infection After Spine SurgeryVertebral Disc Infection
We had fifteen cases of discitis in 502 lumbar disc operations (2.8 per cent). This complication follows a rather typical course with an end result in all cases of solid osseous fusion.