Long-term prognosis of hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis: Mortality, quality of life, and pain

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 822 - 827
• Main Authors: Kokabu, Terufumi, Takahata, Masahiko, Ishiguro, Nobuhisa, Iwasaki, Norimasa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis - complications; Osteomyelitis - mortality; Pain - etiology; Prognosis; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Diseases - complications; Spinal Diseases - mortality; Time Factors; Young Adult

Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis (HVO) has a generally favorable prognosis if appropriate treatment is initiated in its early phase; however, some intractable cases with HVO can develop neurological impairment as well as spinal deformity during the course of treatment and these sequelae may lead...