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.
Bellen, P., Maldague, B., & Zech, F. (1987). Arthrite septique d’une articulation inter apophysaire vertébrale postérieure. A propos d’un cas. Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l’Appareil Moteur, 73(4), 289-291. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/46192 (Original work published 1987)