scholarly journals Single-Stage Combined Anterior Corpectomy and Posterior Instrumented Fusion in Tuberculous Spondylitis With Varying Degrees of Neurological Deficit

10.14444/8081 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 8081
Author(s):  
Ujjwal K. Debnath ◽  
Jeffrey R. McConnell ◽  
Sishir Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Deficit ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Tuberculous Spondylitis ◽  
Instrumented Fusion ◽  
Anterior Corpectomy ◽  
Posterior Instrumented Fusion

scholarly journals Cervical spondylodiscitis caused by Candida albicans in a non-immunocompromised patient: A case report and review of literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Shiwei Huang ◽  
Ari D. Kappel ◽  
Catherine Peterson ◽  
Parthasarathi Chamiraju ◽  
Gary B. Rajah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Vertebral Osteomyelitis ◽  
Disc Space ◽  
Instrumented Fusion ◽  
Cervical Spondylodiscitis ◽  
Anterior Corpectomy ◽  
Operative Debridement ◽  
Vertebral Bodies ◽  
Posterior Instrumented Fusion

Background: Fungal cervical spondylodiscitis is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis. Case Description: A 32-year-old non-immunocompromised male presented with persistent neck pain and paresthesias. The magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine demonstrated a contrast-enhancing erosive lesion involving the cervical C6 and C7 vertebral bodies accompanied by epidural phlegmon. Blood culture was negative. The patient underwent a C6 and C7 anterior corpectomy with instrumented fusion (e.g., expandable cage C5 to T1). Intraoperatively, frank pus was noted within the C6-C7 disc space and was accompanied by thick prevertebral and epidural phlegmon extending from C5 to T1. Intraoperative cultures grew Candida albicans. Three days later, a C6-C7 laminectomy with C4-T2 posterior instrumented fusion was performed; the cultures again grew C. albicans. The patient was treated with intravenous micafungin for 14 days followed by 6–12 months of 400 mg oral fluconazole daily. Conclusion: There are few cases in literature where non-immunocompromised patients developed fungal cervical spondylodiscitis. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate management are critical to effectively treat these patients. Surgical intervention may warrant corpectomy, discectomy, and operative debridement followed by long-term targeted antifungal therapy.

Cervical 1-2 Posterior Instrumented Fusion Utilizing Computer-Assisted Navigation With Harvest of Rib Strut Autograft: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J Yee ◽  
Michael J Strong ◽  
Matthew S Willsey ◽  
Mark E Oppenlander
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Odontoid Process ◽  
Odontoid Fracture ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Instrumented Fusion ◽  
Assisted Navigation ◽  
Patient Consent ◽  
Posterior Instrumented Fusion

Abstract Nonunion of a type II odontoid fracture after the placement of an anterior odontoid screw can occur despite careful patient selection. Countervailing factors to successful fusion include the vascular watershed zone between the odontoid process and body of C2 as well as the relatively low surface area available for fusion. Patient-specific factors include osteoporosis, advanced age, and poor fracture fragment apposition. Cervical 1-2 posterior instrumented fusion is indicated for symptomatic nonunion. The technique leverages the larger posterolateral surface area for fusion and does not rely on bony growth in a watershed zone. Although loss of up to half of cervical rotation is expected after C1-2 arthrodesis, this may be better tolerated in the elderly, who may have lower physical demands than younger patients. In this video, we discuss the case of a 75-yr-old woman presenting with intractable mechanical cervicalgia 7 mo after sustaining a type II odontoid fracture and undergoing anterior odontoid screw placement at an outside institution. Cervical radiography and computed tomography exhibited haloing around the screw and nonunion across the fracture. We demonstrate C1-2 posterior instrumented fusion with Goel-Harms technique (C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screws), utilizing computer-assisted navigation, and modified Sonntag technique with rib strut autograft.  Posterior C1-2-instrumented fusion with rib strut autograft is an essential technique in the spine surgeon's armamentarium for the management of C1-2 instability, which can be a sequela of type II dens fracture. Detailed video demonstration has not been published to date.  Appropriate patient consent was obtained.

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