Chronic osteomyelitis is a challenging disease due to its serious rates of mortality and
morbidity while the currently available treatment strategies are suboptimal. In contrast to the …

Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO), also known as spondylodiscitis, describes infections of the
vertebrae and intervertebral discs. Discitis describes infection limited to the intervertebral …

Spondylodiscitis is the commonest spine infection, and pyogenic spondylodiscitis is the most
common subtype. Whilst antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of treatment, some advocate that …

Background Pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PS) is a debilitating condition laden with orthopedic
and neurological complications. The choice of the best step in management is often delayed …

Objectives: Identify the patient population at risk for vertebral osteomyelitis. Describe the
clinical evaluation of vertebral osteomyelitis. Review typical imaging findings in vertebral …

Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spinal infection (SI) is a life-threatening condition and
its treatment remains challenging. Recent studies have supported early and aggressive …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To compare the mortality between
patients treated for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) with either surgical or conservative …

Purpose Spinal infection (SI) is a life-threatening condition and treatment remains
challenging. Numerous factors influence the outcome of SI and both conservative and …

Vertebral osteomyelitis is a condition that predominantly affects older men with chronic
comorbidities, such as diabetes, renal and hepatic failure, or immunosuppression …

OBJECTIVE Spinal osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis (SD) are infections of the vertebral
body and disc, respectively, with more than 50% associated with Staphylococcus aureus …