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Pott's disease occurring after percutaneous vertebroplasty: an unusual illustration of the principle of locus minoris resistentiae.

Bouvresse S, Chiras J, Bricaire F, Bossi P

Department of Infectious Diseases, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47-83 Bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.

We report an unusual case of a multifocal tuberculous spondylitis that has been diagnosed after several percutaneous vertebroplasty. This event supports the theory that surgical or radiological intervention such as a percutaneous vertebroplasty should be considered as an intentional traumatism that can lead to the initiation of a locus minoris resistentiae, probably by reactivating an inactive tuberculous lesion.

Published 13 November 2006 in J Infect, 53(6): e251-3.
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