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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:713-716.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Discitis (Closed Space Infection) Following Removal of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

SØREN PILGAARD M.D.1

1 Ortopaedisk Hospital, Randersvej 1, DK. 8200, Aarhus N., Denmark

We had fifteen cases of discitis in 502 lumbar disc operations (2.8 per cent). This complication follows a rather typical course with an end result in all cases of solid osseous fusion.


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