Lumbar laminectomy and washout of emphysematous osteomyelitis infection of the spine: illustrative case
The authors report the first case of spinal EO caused by S. dysgalactiae, treated using laminectomy with debridement of the affected disc spaces. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24434.
Authors
- Rami Rajjoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2990-7874)
- Salazar Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-8118)
- Mehek Dedhia
Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24434
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57