Spinal Epidural Abscess — MRI Before Neurology Is Lost ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:40 DIAGNOSTIC TRAP 1:34 TRIAGE 2:09 NEURAL INJURY 2:56 EXPLAINER 3:33 EXPLAINER 4:03 ANTIBIOTIC TIMING 4:59 SURGICAL DECISION 5:53 EXPLAINER 6:25 EXPLAINER 7:23 MONITORING LOOP Recognise the incomplete presentation, culture before antibiotics when safe, and decompress threatened neural tissue without delay In this OrthoVellum master lecture Full clinical topic and references: https://orthovellum.com/topics/spinal-epidural-abscess Image credits • Dr Graham Beards — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staphylococcus_aureus_Gram_stain.jpg • Hellerhoff — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spondylodiscitis_LWK_34_82M_-_MR_und_CT_-_001.jpg • Dubois C, Lievens P. — CC BY 4.0 — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13218703/ • Ikedum I, Mapouka M, Arinze F. — CC BY 4.0 — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12660633/ • Jing Jing Chan and Jen Jen Oh — CC BY 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MRI_of_the_lumbar_spine_with_abscess_in_the_posterior_epidural_space,_causing_cauda_equina_syndrome.jpg • Sher Z, Shah RN, Imtiaz M, Raza H, Elmahadi A, Hussain R. — CC BY 4.0 — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13259601/ • Bohara S, Karki S, Thapa B, Khanal N, Ghimire B, Bohara S, Pradhanang A, Sharma MR. — CC BY 4.0 — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12476968/ • Alani A, Taylor S, Yu C. — CC BY 4.0 — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12704467/ • OrthoVellum Medical Education Team — Original OrthoVellum illustration — original://orthovellum/spinal-epidural-abscess/management-algorithm Educational only — not individual medical advice. #orthopaedics #orthopedics #medicaleducation #orthovellum Orthovellum.com