Risk Factors for Delayed Diagnosis of Pyogenic Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study with Prospective Case Series
Significant risk factors for delayed diagnosis of pyogenic spondylodiscitis include infection at the semi-rigid thoracic spinal level. Early diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is crucial because delayed diagnosis can lead to progressive bone destruction and the formation of large abscesses. Increased awareness of thoracic spinal infections, which can easily delay diagnosis, could help in the early diagnosis and treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis.
Authors
- Keigo Yasui
- Daisuke Ukeba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-3476)
- Ryota Hyakkan
- Junichiro Okumura
- Norimasa Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-4046)
- Hiroyuki Tachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4703-2264)
- Tsutomu Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9394-362X)
- Masahiro Kanayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6925-8673)
- Masahiko Takahata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2436-2175)
- Manabu Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-6422)
- Hideki Sudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8635-4648)
- Toshiya Chubachi
- Hiroyuki Hasebe
- Hiroshi Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8840-3984)
- Tomoya Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-7314)
- Yuichi Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-4933)
- Katsuhisa Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-5890)
Institutions
- National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center (JP)
- Obihiro Kosei General Hospital (JP)
- Hokkaido Research Organization (JP)
- Hokkaido University Hospital (JP)
- Sapporo City General Hospital (JP)
- Hakodate Central General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Surgery and Related Research
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2024-0320
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00