Alexander Doederlein, George Beeton, Zachary Loeffelholz* and Cezar Sandu
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, United States
*Corresponding Author: Zachary Loeffelholz, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
Received: August 16, 2022; Published: October 07, 2022
Case: A 60-year-male presented with fever, neck pain, and altered mental status. An MRI revealed an extensive epidural abscess running from the cervical to lumbar spine with multiple paraspinal musculature abscesses and a retropharyngeal/prevertebral abscess.
Conclusion: The patient was treated with intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgical debridement. Skip laminectomies were performed at T4 and T10, and catheters were inserted at these entry points and ran along the length of the spine for irrigation/aspiration. This technique facilitated the reduction of infectious burden while maintaining spinal column stability.
Keywords: Holospinal Epidural Abscess; Laminectomies; Catheter Irrigation
Citation: Zachary Loeffelholz., et al. “Treatment of Holospinal Epidural Abscess with Selective Skip Laminectomies and Catheter Irrigation: A Case Report" Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.11 (2022): 49-53.
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