Table 2.

Age distribution of spinal infections in children.

Type of infection	Observation with respect to age	References
All spinal infections	Mean age at diagnosis: 2–7 years	11
Osteomyelitis	Rare in children aged ≤3 years	12
Discitis	Rare in children aged ≥8 years	12
Spinal epidural abscesses	Mostly in children aged 7.6–8 years	13, 14
	Occasionally in neonates	15
Spinal subdural abscesses	Mostly in infants and toddlers	16
Intramedullary spinal cord abscesses	Mean age at diagnosis: 36 months (range, 18 days to 17 years)	10