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Possible salmonella osteomyelitis of spine following laser disc decompression

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We report a case of chronic discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis that we believe was caused by Salmonella typhimurium following laser decompression of the L4/5 disc for symptomatic disc protrusion in a 50-year-old Asian man. The infection was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone combined with oral ciprofloxacin. We believe this to be the only report of such a complication following this procedure, which is generally without infective complications.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe, North Linconshire, DN15 7BH, UK Tel.: +44-1724-282282; Fax: +44-1724-290131, , , , , , GB

    M. J. Farrar & A. P. Walker

  2. Department of Pathology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, UK, , , , , , GB

    P. Cowling

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  1. M. J. Farrar
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Received: 16 December 1997 Revised: 27 April 1998 Accepted: 3 August 1998

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Farrar, M., Walker, A. & Cowling, P. Possible salmonella osteomyelitis of spine following laser disc decompression. E Spine J 7, 509–511 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005860050116

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