2007年8月8日 · Paraspinal abscess communicated with epidural abscess is a rare complication of extra-articular facet joint injection. Epidural abscess may cause paralysis and a rapid progression to death by sepsis. 1, 16 This shows the epidural or paraspinal abscess formation after an invasive procedure near the spinal canal when neurological symptoms or new ...

2024年2月14日 · Septic arthritis of the facet joint is a distinct clinical syndrome typically involving the lumbar spine and is frequently associated with bacteremia, posterior epidural abscesses, and paraspinal pyomyositis. Neurologic outcomes are usually good with medical management alone.

2015年8月13日 · Common complications of SAFJ are epidural and paraspinal abscess. According to Muffoletto et al, epidural abscess can be seen in up to 25% of the cases of SAFJ, while paraspinal abscess is more frequent in up to 38% of

2011年5月4日 · Plain radiograph of the spine showed slight osteolytic lesion in the facet joint that was further investigated by MRI, which demonstrated a paraspinal muscle abscess in the L2-5 vertebrae invading into the right facet joint, causing osteo-destructive changes and associated with dilatation of the epidural space in the vicinity of the fourth ...

2008年4月1日 · This is the first description of infective endocarditis complicating a facet joint injection. We reviewed the literature to identify predisposing epidemiological and clinical features of patients in whom septic facet arthritis or paraspinal abscess developed after a …

MRI revealed a septic arthritis of the right L3/4 facet joint, associated with a large abscess extending anteriorly to the right paraspinal muscles and posteriorly into the right posterolateral aspect of the epidural space in the central spinal canal, with moderate compression of …

2007年8月31日 · Paraspinal abscess communicated with epidural abscess is a rare complication of extra-articular facet joint injection demonstrating an abscess formation after an invasive procedure near the spine is highly possible.

The radiological features appear very late in the disease by which time it can give rise to paraspinal [5] or epidural abscess [6]. The commonest organism causing septic arthritis of the facet joint is Staphylococcus aureus [1]. The investigation of …

We report a patient who developed a paraspinal abscess following a lumbar facet joint injection. Injection to the zygapophysial joint is a procedure which is performed frequently for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons in the management of back pain. It is generally considered to be free of significant complications.

Infectious complications secondary to lumbar facet injections are exceedingly rare, follow an indolent course, and local sequelae include abscess spread or infections of the central nervous system. We present the case of the development of a facet abscess and infective endocarditis, which developed …