Successful treatment of spondylodiscitis using titanium cages: A 3-year follow-up of 22 consecutive patients

Figures & data

Table 1.  Summary of co-morbidities

	n
Acute bacterial infection	13
Arterial hypertension	12
Diabetes mellitus	5
Coronary heart disease	7
Arrhythmia	5
Chronic hemodialysis	5
Rheumatoid disease	2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2
Chronic liver disease	2
Chronic pancreatitis	1

Table 2.  Summary of pathogens detected during intraoperative sampling

	n
None detected	9
Staphylococcus aureus	7
Coagulase-negative staphylococci	2
Escherichia coli	2
Proteus mirabilis	1
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	1

Figure 1. 73-year-old patient with spondylodiscitis at L3/4 and substantial bone loss. A 360-degree fusion using an anterior expandable titanium cage led to long-term stability.

Figure 2. 67-year old male patient with spondylodiscitis at T6/7 and 360-degree fusion using titanium implants.