We report a case of chronic discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis that we believe was caused by Salmonella typhimurium following laser decompression of the L4/5 disc for symptomatic disc protrusion in a 50-year-old Asian man. The infection was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone combined with oral ciprofloxacin. We believe this to be the only report of such a complication following this procedure, which is generally without infective complications.
Discitis Diskectomy, Percutaneous