Seller M, Burghardt R D, Rolling T, Hansen-Algenstaedt N, Schaefer C
a Department of Orthopaedic , Study Conducted at the University Hamburg Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany.
Br J Neurosurg. 2018;32(5):574-576. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1267332. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
Presented is a case of a 64-year old male with a unique and yet unreported case of a spondylodiscitis caused by Clostridium perfringens. Becoming symptomatic with massive neurological deficits. Computed tomography (CT) revealed typical signs of spondylodiscitis involving the vertebral body L5 with extensive vacuum phenomenon.