Open AccessConservative versus operative management of postoperative lumbar discitis
Author(s) -
Kamrul Ahsan,
Sajid Hasan,
Shahidul Islam Khan,
Naznin Zaman,
Saif Salman,
Nazmin Ahmed,
Bipin Chaurasia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_111_20
Subject(s) - medicine , discitis , visual analogue scale , confidence interval , surgery , lumbar , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , conservative management , conservative treatment , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Treatment option of postoperative discitis (POD) is either conservative or operative, but till date, there are no established validated protocols of the treatment of postoperative lumbar discitis.