- Fayazi A H, Ludwig S C, Dabbah M, Bryan Butler R, Gelb D E. Preliminary results of staged anterior debridement and reconstruction using titanium mesh cages in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral osteomyelitis. Spine J 2004; 4: 388–95
- Grados F, Lescure F X, Senneville E, Flipo R M, Schmit J L, Fardellone P. Suggestions for managing pyogenic (non-tuberculous) discitis in adults. Joint Bone Spine 2007; 74(2)133–9
- Ha K Y, Chung Y G, Ryoo S J. Adherence and biofilm formation of staphylococcus epidermidis and mycobacterium tuberculosis on various spinal implants. Spine 2004; 30: 38–43
- Ha K Y, Shin J H, Kim K W, Na K H. The fate of anterior autogenous bone graft after anterior radical surgery with or without posterior instrumentation in the treatment of pyogenic lumbar spondylodiscitis. Spine 2007; 32: 1856–64
- Hadjipavlou A G, Mader J T, Necessary J T, Muffoletto A J. Hematogenous pyogenic spinal infections and their surgical management. Spine 2000; 25: 1668–79
- Heyde C E, Boehm H, El Saghir H, Tschoke S K, Kayser R. Surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis in the cervical spine: a minimum 2-year follow-up. Eur Spine J 2006; 15: 1380–7
- Korovessis P, Petsinis G, Koureas G, Iliopoulos P, Zacharatos S. One-stage combined surgery with mesh cages for treatment of septic spondylitis. Clin Orthop 2006a, 444: 51–9
- Korovessis P, Petsinis G, Koureas G, Iliopoulos P, Zacharatos S. Anterior surgery with insertion of titanium mesh cage and posterior instrumented fusion performed sequentially on the same day under one anesthesia for septic spondylitis of thoracolumbar spine: is the use of titanium mesh cages safe?. Spine 2006b; 31: 1014–9
- Kuklo T R, Potter B K, Bell R S, Moquin R R, Rosner M K. Single-stage treatment of pyogenic spinal infection with titanium mesh cages. J Spinal Disord Tech 2006; 19: 376–82
- Lerner T, Schulte T, Bullmann V, Schneider M, Hackenberg L, Liljenqvist U. Anterior column reconstruction using titanium ring cages in severe vertebral osteomyelitis. Eur J Trauma 2006; 32: 227–37
- Oda I, Cunningham B W, Abumi K, Kaneda K, McAfee P C. The stability of reconstruction methods after thoracolumbar total spondylectomy. An in vitro investigation. Spine 1999; 24: 1634–8
- Pee Y H, Park J D, Choi Y G, Lee S H. Anterior debridement and fusion followed by posterior pedicle screw fixation in pyogenic spondylodiscitis: autologous iliac bone strut versus cage. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 8: 405–12
- Robinson Y, Reinke M, Kayser R, Ertel W, Heyde C E. Post-operative multisegmental lumbar discitis treated by staged ventrodorsoventral intervention. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2007; 8: 529–34
- Robinson Y, Tschoeke S K, Kayser R, Boehm H, Heyde C E. Reconstruction of large defects in vertebral osteomyelitis with expandable titanium cages. Int Orthop 2008, Jul 5. (Epub ahead of print) DOI 10.1007/s00264-008-0567-2
- Ruf M, Stoltze D, Merk H R, Ames M, Harms J. Treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis by radical debridement and stabilization using titanium mesh cages. Spine 2007; 32: E275–80
- Schinkel C, Gottwald M, Andress H J. Surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2003; 4: 387–91
- Shad A, Shariff S, Fairbank J, Byren I, Teddy P J M A D, Cadoux-Hudson T A D. Internal fixation for osteomyelitis of cervical spine: the issue of persistence of culture positive infection around the implants. Acta Neurochir 2003; 145: 957–60
- Stoltze D, Harms J. Correction of posttraumatic deformities. Principles and methods. Orthopäde 1999; 28: 731–45
Acta Orthopaedica
Volume 79, 2008 - Issue 5