Spinal suppurative osteomyelitis

Vertebral purulent osteomyelitis of vertebra is less common, and is mostly caused by circulating transmission of Staphylococcus aureus. The primary infections can be cysts, abscesses, and infections in the lower urogenital system. A few are caused by trauma, intervertebral disc surgery, or lumbar puncture infections. They can also be caused by the spread of soft tissue infections near the spine, such as peripheral kidney abscesses and bedsores Come. It is common in adults, and it is common in adults aged 20 to 40. More men than women. Lumbar spine is more common, followed by thoracic, cervical, and sacral vertebrae. The lesion mainly invades the vertebral body, spreads to the intervertebral disc and upper and lower vertebral bodies, and also invades the appendix at the same time.

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