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  2. Arachnoiditis - Wikipedia

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    As a mechanical source, spinal and cranial surgery, [7] trauma, [8] and disc herniation. [8] Prior disease including ankylosing spondylitis, [ 5 ] [ 9 ] autoimmune vasculitis, [ 2 ] and Guillain-Barré syndrome [ 2 ] have been known to cause arachnoiditis.

  3. Vertebral osteomyelitis - Wikipedia

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    Spinal fusion is a common approach to destroying the microorganism causing the disease and rebuilding parts of the spine that were lost due to the infection. Fusions can be approached anteriorly or posteriorly, or both, depending on where the infection is located in the vertebral area.

  4. Osteomyelitis - Wikipedia

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    Osteomyelitis (OM) is an infection of bone. [1] Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness. [1] The feet, spine, and hips are the most commonly involved bones in adults. [2] The cause is usually a bacterial infection, [1] [7] [2] but rarely can be a fungal infection. [8]

  5. Sacroiliitis - Wikipedia

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    Degenerative arthritis, or osteoarthritis of the spine, can cause degeneration within the sacroiliac joints and lead to inflammation and joint pain. Any form of spondyloarthropathies, which includes ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis , reactive arthritis or arthritis related to inflammatory bowel diseases , including ulcerative colitis ...

  6. Discitis - Wikipedia

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    Discitis, or diskitis, is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups. Symptoms include severe back pain, leading to lack of mobility. In adults, it can lead to severe consequences, such as sepsis or epidural abscess, but it can also spontaneously resolve, especially in children under 8 years of age.

  7. Myelitis - Wikipedia

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    Meningococcal myelitis (or meningomyelitis): lesions occurring in the region of meninges and the spinal cord; Osteomyelitis of the vertebral bone surrounding the spinal cord (that is, vertebral osteomyelitis) is a separate condition, although some infections (for example, Staphylococcus aureus infection) can

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  9. Spondylitis - Wikipedia

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    In more advanced cases this inflammation can lead to ankylosis—new bone formation in the spine causing sections of the spine to fuse in a fixed, immobile position. A combination of spondylitis and inflammation of the intervertebral disc space is termed a spondylodiscitis .