Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis complicating abdominal penetrating injury: case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Studies on spinal infections (including vertebral osteomyelitis) secondary to trans-abdominal injuries

Author	Study design	Mechanism of injury	Patients included	Incidence of spinal infections	Antibiotic coverage
Romanick 1985 [4]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	20	7/8 colon perforations	At least 2 days, broad spectrum
			→12 bowel perforations:
			→ 4 upper GI tract
			→ 8 colon
Roffi 1989 [5]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	42	3/14 colon perforations	Extended course (6 to 14 days)
Roffi 1989 [5]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	→14 colon perforations	3/14 colon perforations	Extended course (6 to 14 days)
Kihtir 1991 [15]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	21	0/21 patients	48 hours
Kihtir 1991 [15]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	→ 5 colon perforations	0/21 patients	48 hours
Lin 1995 [13]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	29	0/29 patients	2 to 5 days
Lin 1995 [13]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	→ 8 colon perforations	0/29 patients	2 to 5 days
Kumar 1998 [14]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	33	0/13 colon perforations	2 to 43 days
Kumar 1998 [14]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	→ 13 colon perforations	0/13 colon perforations	2 to 43 days
Quickgley 2006 [6]	Retrospective	Low speed gunshot wounds	114	4/27 bowel perforations	5 days, broad spectrum
			→ 27 bowel perforations:	(3/15 colon perforations)
			→ 12 upper GI tract
			→ 15 colon
Rabinowitz 2012 [7]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	51 bowel perforations:	1/51 bowel perforations	24-48 hours broad spectrum for prophylaxis vs prolonged treatment for documented infections
Rabinowitz 2012 [7]	Retrospective	Gunshot wounds	→ 25 upper GI tract	1/51 bowel perforations
			→ 26 colon

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