Spinal osteomyelitis, Spondylodiskitis, or Disk-space infection,[1]
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Infectious disease , orthopedics
Vertebral osteomyelitis is a type of osteomyelitis (infection and inflammation of the bone and bone marrow) that affects the vertebrae. It is a rare bone infection concentrated in the vertebral column.[2] Cases of vertebral osteomyelitis are so rare that they constitute only 2%-4% of all bone infections.[3] The infection can be classified as acute or chronic depending on the severity of the onset of the case,[4][5] where acute patients often experience better outcomes than those living with the chronic symptoms that are characteristic of the disease. Although vertebral osteomyelitis is found in patients across a wide range of ages, the infection is commonly reported in young children and older adults. Vertebral osteomyelitis often attacks two vertebrae and the corresponding intervertebral disk, causing narrowing of the disc space between the vertebrae.[6] The prognosis for the disease is dependent on where the infection is concentrated in the spine, the time between initial onset and treatment, and what approach is used to treat the disease.
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