Non-specific spondylodiscitis: a new perspective for surgical treatment.
Nicola GiampaoliniMassimo BerdiniMarco RotiniRosa PalmisaniNicola SpecchiaMonia MartinianiPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
The surgical treatment should be considered for patients who, after 4 weeks of conservative therapy, do not show a reduction in the ESR < 50 mm/h and of the CRP < 2.7 g/dl. The comparison between groups underwent surgically and those treated conservatively showed a reduction in the CRP at 4 weeks and better VAS for pain at 3 months in Group A.