• Spine · Mar 2001

    Case Reports

    Pyogenic spondylitis in an S1-S2 immobile segment.

    • Y D Koh, J O Kim, C H Choi, and H S An.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea. ydkoh@mm.ewha.ac.kr
    • Spine. 2001 Mar 1; 26 (5): 588-9.

    Study DesignA case of pyogenic spondylitis in S1-S2 is presented.ObjectiveTo describe the diagnosis and management of this rare spondylitis.Summary Of Background DataThe segment including the first and second sacral vertebrae is not mobile. Therefore, discitis of S1-S2 and adjacent spondylitis is very rare. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of infectious spondylitis in an immobile segment: S1-S2.MethodsIn addition to radiography and bone scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging was used to confirm the diagnosis. Changes consistent with infectious spondylitis were shown, including an epidural abscess.ResultsThe patient was treated with laparoscopic drainage and biopsy. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured, and adequate antibiotics were administered. Repeat magnetic resonance imaging at approximately 4 months demonstrated normal signal intensity and disappearance of the abscess.ConclusionFindings from this study show that pyogenic spondylitis can occur in immobile S1-S2.

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