Recurrence rate after posterior percutaneous screw fixation without anterior debridement for pyogenic spondylitis compared with conservative treatment: a propensity score-matched analysis.
Soichiro MasudaTakayoshi ShimizuTakashi SonoYasuyuki TamakiEijiro OnishiMitsuru TakemotoSeiichi OdateHiroaki KimuraMasanori IzekiTakuya TomizawaNaoya TsubouchiShunsuke FujibayashiBungo OtsukiKoichi MurataShuichi MatsudaPublished 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 (2023)
In this multi-center retrospective cohort study of adults hospitalized for pyogenic spondylitis, we found no association in the incidence of recurrence between PPS posterior fixation without anterior debridement and conservative treatment.