First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis Yakefu Abulizi*1, Xiaoyu Cai*1,2,3, Tao Xu1, Chuanhui Xun1, Weibin Sheng1, Liang Gao2,3, Maierdan Maimaiti1 1Department of Spine Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, 2Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, 3Sino Euro Orthopaedics Network (SEON) We describe a clinical algorithm, based on decades of front-line experience of diagnosis and surgical treatment of human Brucellar spondylodiscitis in the largest medical center of the China's Xinjiang Pastoral Area.