Table 1 Observation of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) lesions
From: Investigation of characteristics and classification for swine vertebral osteomyelitis in South Korea
Item | Description |
|---|---|
location of VO lesions | cervical (C), thoracic (T), lumbar (L), sacral (S), and coccygeal (Co) vertebrates |
Presence of pyemia-related lesions (PRL) | skin and muscular abscesses, tail, and joint injury |
Number of purulent lesions | Total count of VO lesions + PRL |
Chronicity of VO lesions | Acute |
Shiny and moist lesions with sometimes congested areas / Evident bone destruction not circumscribed by adjacent remodeling tissue / Fluid purulent exudate | |
Chronic | |
Moderate bone destruction entirely circumscribed by remodeling tissue / Thickened exudate / No evidence of congestion |