Open AccessChronic staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the spine. Eletsky (Orth. and Traum., 1928, book 5-6)
Author(s) -
N. Kiptenko
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj95962
Subject(s) - osteomyelitis , medicine , spine (molecular biology) , vertebral osteomyelitis , periosteum , lumbar spine , kyphosis , anatomy , surgery , biology , radiography , bioinformatics
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.