Objective:
To evaluate the clinical and radiological results of treatment of patients with spondylodiscitis.
Methods:
Imaging exams used in this study were plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging of the spine.
Results:
Data from 33 patients, 10 (30.3%) females and 23 (69.7%) males were evaluated. The average time to diagnosis was four months and 28 days (SD ± 1 month and 28 days) and 19 patients (57.5%) presented neurological deficit. Surgical treatment was performed in 22 patients (66.6%) and three patients (9.1%) had complications from the surgery.
Conclusions:
Despite technological advances in complementary exams, early diagnosis of spondylodiscitis remains a challenge. However, drug treatment associated with surgery shows good results.
Discitis; Spine; Spinal fusion; Diagnosis; Neurologic manifestations