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Comparing Discitis and Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Children

Robert S. Baltimore

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Discitis (infection of the intervertebral disks) and vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) (infection of the vertebral bones) most often affect young children. Because these infections have similar presentations, investigators undertook an 18-year retrospective chart review to determine the distinguishing features of each infection at clinical presentation. From 1980 through 1998, …

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Key concepts: Discitis, Vertebral osteomyelitis, Medicine, Osteomyelitis, Presentation (obstetrics), Surgery, Radiology, Magnetic resonance imaging