Background: Vertebral osteomyelitis often presents with localized back pain at the site of
infection and elevated inflammatory markers. It can generally be treated conservatively with …

Vertebral osteomyelitis or discitis is a condition characterised by inflammation to the
vertebral disc space and is often related to infection. It usually involves the discovertebral …

[extract] INTRODUCTION—Vertebral osteomyelitis was recognized as a distinct clinical
entity by Hippocrates and Galen. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, vertebral osteomyelitis …

The focus of this article is vertebral osteomyelitis, also described as septic discitis, disc-
space infection, spinal osteomyelitis, or spondylodiscitis. Osteomyelitis has been defined as …

Vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare infection that usually affects an intervertebral disc and
adjacent two vertebrae, leading to the narrowing of the space between the two vertebrae …

Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is often challenging, delayed, or even missed due to the
uncommonness of the disease, and it can lead to devastating consequences. Therefore, a …

Vertebral osteomyelitis, or spondylodiscitis, is a rare disease with increasing prevalence in
recent years due to a greater number of spinal surgical procedures, nosocomial …

Vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare clinical condition accounting for 1%–7% of all bone‐related
infections. The increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus or those that lead to …

INTRODUCTION—Vertebral osteomyelitis most often occurs as a result of hematogenous
seeding of one or more vertebral bodies from a distant focus [1]. Infection may also involve …

Objectives. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are useful
for initial assessment of bacterial spondylodiscitis. However, clinical relevance of imaging …