Chronic staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the spine. Eletsky (Orth. and Traum., 1928, book 5-6)

Abstract

Chronic staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the spine, according to Eletsky, is a rare disease. It affects individuals who have undergone trauma of the spine and at the same time have a staphylococcal focus in the form of a furuncle, abscess, panarization, etc. I and II lumbar vertebrae are usually affected, with slight kyphosis or only flattened lumbar lordosis. The process starts from the periosteum and spreads from there to the vertebral body.

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