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Characteristics of patients with dental procedures and pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis
| Characteristic | Total (n = 3599) |
| Male sex | 55 (1985) |
| Age in years | 77 ± 11 |
| Osteoporosis | 42 (1519) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 65 (2356) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 12 (447) |
| Malignancy | 48 (1739) |
| Hemodialysis | 6 (226) |
| Year of onset | |
| 2014 | 0 (9) |
| 2015 | 2 (63) |
| 2016 | 7 (241) |
| 2017 | 12 (425) |
| 2018 | 16 (587) |
| 2019 | 26 (948) |
| 2020 | 28 (997) |
| 2021 | 9 (329) |
