Retrospective analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of patients with spondylodiscitis without neurological symptoms in the Clinic for Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berli

Completed

• Conditions: M46; Other inflammatory spondylopathies

• Registration Number: DRKS00025740
• Lead Sponsor: BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin gGmbHKlinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie

Brief Summary

The majority of the patients were male (55%) with a mean age of 74 years. Non-operative therapy was found to be associated with short-term treatment success in 54 (82%) of the patients. In 12 patients, who underwent surgical therapy, MRI diagnostics and clinical findings were equally important for the decision to perform a surgery. Patients treated operatively stayed for an average of 33.6 (+- 12.9) days in the hospital and thus significantly longer than non-operatively treated patients with 22.2 (+- 8.0) days in average. The in-house standard of care did not essentially deviate from the guideline’s recommendations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-08-18
• Study Completion: 2022-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Clinically confirmed diagnosis of spondylodiscitis
- Treatment at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin in the Clinic for Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics

Exclusion Criteria

- neurological deficits
- intraspinal abscess

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified