Pott's disease occurring after percutaneous vertebroplasty: an unusual illustration of the principle of locus minoris resistentiae

Sophie Bouvresse; Jacques Chiras; François Bricaire; Philippe Bossi

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.014

Pott's disease occurring after percutaneous vertebroplasty: an unusual illustration of the principle of locus minoris resistentiae

J Infect. 2006 Dec;53(6):e251-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.014. Epub 2006 Apr 11.

Authors

Sophie Bouvresse¹, Jacques Chiras, François Bricaire, Philippe Bossi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47-83 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.

PMID: 16584785
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.014

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a multifocal tuberculous spondylitis that has been diagnosed after several percutaneous vertebroplasty. This event supports the theory that surgical or radiological intervention such as a percutaneous vertebroplasty should be considered as an intentional traumatism that can lead to the initiation of a locus minoris resistentiae, probably by reactivating an inactive tuberculous lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Fractures, Compression / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Compression / pathology
Fractures, Compression / therapy*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methylmethacrylates / therapeutic use*
Radiography
Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fractures / pathology
Spinal Fractures / therapy*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / physiopathology

Substances

Methylmethacrylates
vertebroplastic