| Tuberculous spondylodiscitis (n = 77) Number (%) | Pyogenic spondylodiscitis (n = 9) Number (%) | Probability |
Progressive installation | 64 (83.11) | 1 (11.11) | 0.0161 |
Inflammatory pain | 19 (24.67) | 9 (100.00) | 0.0002 |
Mechanical pain | 47 (61.03) | 1 (11.11) | 0.0515 |
Cervical seat | 2 (2.59) | 1 (7.81) | 0.2088 |
Cervicodorsal hinge | 1 (1.29) | 0 | 0.7277 |
Back seat | 19 (24.67) | 2 (22.22) | 0.8499 |
Dorsolumbar hinge | 16 (20.77) | 1 (11.11) | 0.5132 |
Lumbar location | 45 (58.44) | 4 (44.44) | 0.5513 |
Lumbosacral hinge | 5 (6.49) | 1 (11.11) | 0.6437 |
Multifocal location | 9 (11.68) | 1 (11.11) | 0.9346 |
Abscess | 9 (11.68) | 1 (11.11) | 0.9346 |
Fever | 7 (9.09) | 8 (88.88) | 0.0000 |
Gibbosity | 33 (42.85) | 1 (11.11) | 0.1396 |
Spinal cord compression | 23 (29.87) | 1 (11.11) | 0.2948 |
Overall stiffness | 50 (64.93) | 9 (100.00) | 0.2710 |
Root syndrome | 33 (42.85) | 6 (66.66) | 0.3569 |
ESRa greater than 20 mm | 70 (90.90) | 8 (88.88) | 0.8758 |
Deaths | 2 (2.59) | 0 | 0.6225 |