Matsushita Kazuhiko, Shimizu Hiroyuki, Beppu Moroe
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital.
Nihon Rinsho. 2006 Sep;64(9):1738-43.
Older adults are at risk for the immune dysfunction associated with advanced age, which contribute to their increased risk of infection. Hematogenous osteomyelitis occurs not only in children, but also in older adults. Iatrogenic septic arthritis can be occured after the intraarticular injection for the osteoarthritis in aging society. Tuberculous spondylitis occurs in older adults and the differential diagnosis with pyogenic spondylitis and vertebral metastasis is important.
老年人面临与高龄相关的免疫功能障碍风险，这导致他们感染风险增加。血源性骨髓炎不仅发生在儿童中，也发生在老年人中。在老龄化社会中，医源性化脓性关节炎可发生于骨关节炎的关节内注射后。结核性脊柱炎发生于老年人，与化脓性脊柱炎和椎体转移瘤的鉴别诊断很重要。
