SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF A LUMBAR FACET JOINT

Authors
BENHAMOUDA M RAJHI H GOLLI M BERGAOUI N CHAOUCH A HASSINE H GANOUNI A
Citation
M. Benhamouda et al., SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF A LUMBAR FACET JOINT, Journal de radiologie, 78(5), 1997, pp. 373-376
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal de radiologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
02210363
Volume
78
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
373 - 376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(1997)78:5<373:SAOALF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Septic arthritis of the posterior lumbar joints is extremely rare. The clinical picture of this unusual site of infection can easily lead to confusion with spondylodiscitis which is more commun. We report a cas e of a 50-year-old women with Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis o f the left L5-S1 lumbar facet joint. CT scan was helpful to establish the diagnosis and to guide the percutaneous needle biopsy.