Osteochondrosis of the Spine: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

  • Malformations of the vertebral bodies, unspecified.

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Bacterial spondylitis – inflammation of the vertebrae caused by bacteria.
  • Damage to the intervertebral disc, unspecified
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (synonym: chronic polyarthritis) – most common inflammatory disease of the joints.
  • Spondyloarthritis – reactive spondylosis
  • Spondylitis (inflammation of the vertebral bodies)
  • Ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosing spondylitis) – chronic inflammatory disease of the spine, which can lead to joint stiffness (ankylosis) of the affected joints.
  • Spondylodiscitis (inflammation of the intervertebral disc and the two adjacent vertebral bodies) – about 2-4% of all infectious skeletal diseases in children (mostly with Staphylococcus aureus); is caused predominantly by a hematogenous (“on the bloodstream) dispersal.
  • Spondylosis – degenerative changes in the spine.

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)

  • Tumors of the spine, unspecified.

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).

  • Nerve compression and bottleneck syndromes, unspecified.

Injuries, poisonings, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Injuries, fractures (broken bones), unspecified.