Impact of Vascularity on Spinal Disorders Outcomes, Underestimated yet Probably Crucial: The Example of a Comparative Cohort of Epidural Abscesses
Baptiste Boukebous,
Liam Petrie,
Joseph F. Baker
Abstract:Study Design Retrospective comparative cohort. Objective (1) Describe the prevalence of the basivertebral vessel (BVV) in a cohort of spinal epidural abscesses (SEA) at lumbar or thoracic (2) correlate the presence of BVV to the risk of conservative treatment failure (CTF). Methods Twenty-six patients successfully managed without surgery were compared to 26 who required surgical management due to failed conservative management (lumbar and thoracic). Two observers sought the BVV on the sagittal T1 with contrast… Show more
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