<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.When I was 42 I developed blood poisoning, they think it was caused when got all my teeth out. My question is why did it cause Osteomyelitis of my c5 and c6 in my neck . And why did it also cause a abcess on my spinal cord . What actually is Osteomyelitis and how does it work? And when they took off the abcess why did it cause me to become a quadriplegic with severe nerve pain? Also how common is Osteomyelitis? Thank you for answering my question.  <response>: Hi, Welcome to the forum. Vertebral osteomyelitis refers to an infection of the vertebral body in the spine. Generally, the infection is spread to the vertebral body by a vascular route. For this reason, there is a preponderance of infections in the cervical spine that occur after a dental procedure. I hope this is helpful to you. You can consult me again directly through my profile .comdoctors Chat Doctor. 