Spondylodiscitis
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Keywords: Spondylodiscitis + Diagnosis / Therapy / Epidemiology / Rehabilitation / Rehabilitation / Examination / Symptoms / Characteristics / Clinical
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Spondylodiscitis can be defined as a primary infection (accompanied by destruction) of the intervertebral disc (discitis), with secondary infections of the vertebrae (spondylitis), starting at the endplates Cite error: Invalid <ref>
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Pathogens causing spondylodiscitis are staphylococci, Escheria coli and mycobacterium tuberculosis Cite error: Invalid <ref>
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tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title.Spinal infections can be described aetiologically as pyogenic, granulomatous (tuberculous, brucellar, fungal) and parasitic. Pyogenic spinal infections include: spondylodiscitis, a term encompassing vertebral osteomyelitis, spondylitis and discitis[Cite error: Invalid <ref>
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Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]
The intervertebral disc is located between adjacent superior and inferior vertebral bodies. It has a central nucleus pulposus, which surrounds the annulus fibrosis and cartilaginous endplates. When the intervertebral disc is axially loaded, most the weight will be absorbed by the nucleus pulposus while the annulus assists in diffusing compression forces, carried out on the nucleus. The cartilaginous endplates are located along the central osseous endplates of adjacent vertebral bodies, and overlie the superior and inferior margins of the nucleus pulposus.[2]
A typical vertebra (vertebral body) is composed by the following parts:
- Body, the weight bearing part.
- Vertebral arch, which protects the spinal cord.
- Process spinosus
- Processes transverse, left and right.
- Articular processes, two superior and two inferior, that help to restrict the movements.[3]
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