Clinical and Radiological Analysis of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis Immediately after Successful Antimicrobial Therapy: Considerations for Assessing Therapeutic Response

Abstract

In cured PVO, the clinical features vary depending on the location of major structural damage of PVO lesion. The involvement of intervertebral structure is related with sustained back pain and elevation of CRP, and vertebral body/paravertebral muscle shows favorable clinical features despite advanced structural damages.