Lumbar Spine Osteomyelitis and Diskitis following Intradiskal Stem Cell Injections

PM R. 2020 Jun;12(6):624-625. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12251. Epub 2019 Nov 4.

Authors

Virtaj Singh¹, Sarah McGuffin², Michelle Sabo², Mathew Nicholls³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
³ Department of Orthopedics, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

PMID: 31513728
DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12251

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Discitis* / diagnosis
Discitis* / etiology
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae
Lumbosacral Region
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis* / diagnosis
Osteomyelitis* / etiology
Spine
Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
Stem Cells*