Quality of life and mortality after surgical treatment for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO): a prospective study.
Ayla YagdiranChristina Otto-LambertzKristina Michaela LingscheidKrishnan SircarChristina SamelMax Joseph ScheyererKourosh ZarghooniPeer EyselRolf SobottkeNorma JungJan SiewePublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Surgical 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.