How should he be evaluated and treated? Vertebral osteomyelitis (also termed spinal osteomyelitis, spondylodiskitis, septic diskitis, or disk-space infection) may be acute (i.e., evolving over a ...

or local (such as vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas muscle abscess). Panel A, which delineates the histopathological findings of vertebral-bone biopsy in a patient with a history of chronic ...

In the case of native vertebral Osteomyelitis, known as hematogenous Osteomyelitis, surgical debridement is rare except if there are neurological complications that require relief of spinal cord ...

Also known as spondylodiscitis, osteomyelitis is a common spinal infection affecting adults. It affects your vertebrae. This condition will also affect the discs in between vertebrae, known as ...

Rifampin-based regimens for treating S. aureus native vertebral osteomyelitis were associated with a lower risk of clinical failure. RR of clinical failure in for patients receiving rifampin was 0.58.

In the case of vertebral osteomyelitis, where the vertebrae of the spine become the infected bone, spine surgery is performed ...

Background: Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) may lead to disabling neurologic complications. Little evidence exists on optimal antibiotic management. Methods: All patients with primary, non-implant VO ...

The next day, he developed numbness and weakness of both legs. Diskitis and Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Sagittal MRIs of the Lumbar Spine; (Left) T1-weighted image; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium ...