Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Surgery for Rupture of the Aortic Arch

Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Surgery for Rupture of the Aortic Arch
Vertebral osteomyelitis is a very rare and intractable complication after vascular surgery.
We describe a case of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis induced by methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus sepsis following surgery for traumatic rupture of the aortic
arch, successfully managed with long-term antibiotic therapy for 75 weeks.
(Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e23–4)