Involvement of L5-S1 level as an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes after surgical treatment of lumbar pyogenic spondylitis: A multivariate analysis.
Sung Cheol ParkSam Yeol ChangGeunWu GimmSujung MokHyoungmin KimBong-Soon ChangChoon-Ki LeePublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2021)
Involvement of L5-S1, MRSA, polymicrobial infection, and CCI were identified as independent risk factors for adverse outcomes after surgical treatment of lumbar PS. Because L5-S1 is anatomically demanding to access anteriorly, judicious access and thorough debridement are recommended in patients requiring anterior debridement of L5-S1.