Background: A recent population-based study from Denmark showed that the incidence of spondylodiscitis rose from 2.2 to 5.8 per 100 000 persons per year over the period 1995–2008; the age-standardized ...

Introduction: Infection of the spinal column is rare, and often recognized and treated too late. Spondylodiscitis is osteomyelitis of the spine and can cause severe symptoms. Hospital mortality is in ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a disease caused by bacterial infections of the spine and intervertebral discs. Disease progression can lead to lower back pain, numbness, and paralysis of ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanism by which posterior spinal fixation, a technique that fixes the infected vertebrae by sandwiching them between normal vertebrae, ...