Diagnosis can also be complicated due to the disease's similarity to discitis, commonly known as an infection of the disc space. Both diseases are characterized by a patient's inability to walk and concentrated back pain; however, patients with<unk>  osteomyelitis often appear more ill than those with discitis. Additional measures may be called upon to rule out the possibility of discitis; such approaches include diagnosing the disease through various medical imaging techniques.
Vertebral osteomyelitis differential diagnosis
Osteomyelitis differential diagnosis
Osteosarcoma differential diagnosis
Osteoma differential diagnosis
Bone or cartilage mass differential diagnosis
Spinal cord compression differential diagnosis
Vertebral osteomyelitis other diagnostic studies
Osteochondroma differential diagnosis