Treatment of lumbar tuberculosis with percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation and minimally invasive lateral small incisions lesion debridement and bone graft fusion via dilated channels

To explore the efficacy of percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation and minimally invasive lateral small incisions lesion debridement and bone graft fusion via dilated channels in the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis. The clinical data of 22 cases of lumbar tuberculosis treated with percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation combined with dilated channels with minimally invasive lateral small incision lesion debridement and bone graft fusion between January 2016 and June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 12 males and 10 females, with an average age of 47.5 years (range, 22-75 years). The affected segments were L in 5 cases, L in 8 cases, and L in 9 cases, with an average disease duration of 8.6 months (range, 4-14 months). Preoperative neurological function was classified according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), with 3 cases of grade C, 9 cases of grade D, and 10 cases of grade E. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and postoperative complications were recorded