|
Patient demographics
| | | |
|
Age
|
65.4 ± 17.2
|
65.9 ± 9.5
|
0.918
|
|
Male
|
37.5% (5)
|
87.5% (14)
|
0.007*
|
|
Height
|
155.8 ± 9.5
|
164.3 ± 7.6
|
0.010*
|
|
Weight
|
54.4 ± 8.2
|
56.0 ± 11.2
|
0.655
|
|
BMI
|
22.4 ± 2.9
|
20.6 ± 3.5
|
0.154
|
|
Mean number of co-morbidities
|
1.2 ± 0.8
|
2.2 ± 1.1
|
0.011*
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
21.4% (3)
|
37.5% (6)
|
0.338
|
|
Heart disease
|
14.3% (2)
|
6.3% (1)
|
0.586
|
|
Respiratory disease
|
7.1% (1)
|
6.3% (1)
|
0.922
|
|
Liver disease
|
21.4% (3)
|
6.3% (1)
|
0.315
|
|
Urinary tract infection
|
7.1% (1)
|
6.3% (1)
|
0.922
|
|
Hemodialysis
|
7.1% (1)
|
6.3% (1)
|
0.922
|
|
Malignancy
|
14.3% (2)
|
37.5% (6)
|
0.226
|
|
Use steroids
|
14.3% (2)
|
18.8% (3)
|
0.743
|
|
Chemotherapy
|
0% (0)
|
18.8% (3)
|
0.228
|
|
Post-surgical states
|
14.3% (2)
|
56.3% (9)
|
0.026*
|
|
Clinical characteristics
| | | |
|
Pain
|
100% (14)
|
93.8% (15)
|
0.467
|
|
Fever (>38°C)
|
64.3% (9)
|
50% (8)
|
0.484
|
|
Neurological deficit
|
50% (7)
|
50% (8)
|
1.000
|
|
Septic shock
|
21.4% (3)
|
43.8% (7)
|
0.260
|
|
Kulowski classification: acute type
|
57.1% (8)
|
62.5% (10)
|
0.284
|
|
Number of vertebral body infected
|
2.3 ± 0.8
|
2.2 ± 0.7
|
0.719
|
|
Localization of vertebral body infected
| | | |
|
Cervical
|
35.7% (5)
|
18.8% (3)
| |
|
Thoracic
|
28.6% (4)
|
37.5% (6)
| |
|
Lumber
|
35.7% (5)
|
43.8% (7)
|
0.721
|
|
X-ray: Griffiths classification
| | | |
|
(Destructive and osteosclerotic stage)
|
78.6% (11)
|
87.5% (14)
|
0.642
|
|
MRI: presence of abscess
|
85.7% (12)
|
62.5% (10)
|
0.226
|
|
WBC mean (x 103/ul)
|
12.6 ± 6.0
|
12.2 ± 5.4
|
0.847
|
|
CRP mean (mg/dl)
|
15.4 ± 9.3
|
15.8 ± 12.9
|
0.919
|
|
Albumin mean (g/dl)
|
2.7 ± 0.6
|
3.0 ± 0.5
|
0.217
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