Quality of life and mortality after surgical treatment for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO): a prospective study

ConclusionSurgical treatment of VO patients leads to significantly improved QoL. Nevertheless, QoL levels were below those of the general population. Our results underscore that spine disability questionnaires measuring QoL are mandatory to demonstrate comprehensively the severity of this entity. Our study confirms a high mortality and points out the role of VO as a potentially life-threatening condition.

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Source: European Spine Journal - June 30, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research