Arthrite septique d'une articulation inter apophysaire vertébrale postérieure. A propos d'un cas.

Bellen, P Maldague, Baudouin [UCL] Zech, Francis [UCL]

A report of a case of haematogenous infection of a lumbar zygapophysial joint. In spite of radiographic and bone scan findings that localised the lesion, the diagnosis was not made until an operative exploration was made, which also effected a cure. This is an unusual site for sepsis and the clinical picture can easily lead to confusion with spondylosis which is much more common.