Necrotizing Infection of the Spine
Spock CR, Miki RA, Shah RV, Grauer JN. Necrotizing Infection of the Spine. Spine 2006, 31: e342-e344. PMID: 16688026, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217631.73632.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNecrotizing infectionAggressive surgical debridementMultifocal necrotizing fasciitisMultisystem organ failureSite of involvementDiabetic foot ulcersLumbar involvementSurgical debridementDiabetic patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOrgan failureFoot ulcersFatal conditionCase reportSuch infectionsBACKGROUND DATALumbar spineInfectionPatientsSpinal componentsSoft tissueSpineFasciitisPotential focusGrave consequences