<unk>  is a type of<unk>  (infection and inflammation of the bone and bone marrow) that affects the<unk> . It is a rare bone infection concentrated in the<unk>  column. Cases of<unk>  are so rare that they constitute only 2%-4% of all bone infections. The infection can be classified as acute or chronic depending on the severity of the onset of the case, where acute patients often experience better outcomes than those living with the chronic symptoms that are characteristic of the disease. Although<unk>  is found in patients across a wide range of ages, the infection is commonly reported in young children and older adults.<unk>  often attacks two<unk>  and the corresponding intervertebral disk, causing narrowing of the disc space between the<unk> . The prognosis for the disease is dependent on where the infection is concentrated in the spine, the time between initial onset and treatment, and what approach is used to treat the disease.
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Discitis
Vertebral hemangioma
Spinal disc herniation
Spinal fracture
Spondylolysis
Rheumatoid disease of the spine
Spondylolisthesis