Management of tuberculosis of the spine with neurological complications

Tuberculosis is still a major cause of spinal compression in the developing countries. In this study 200 patients presenting with neurological lesions secondary to tuberculosis of the spine have been classified according to the Frankel classification and the results evaluated. A combination of surgi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1994-03, Vol.76 (2), p.80-84
Hauptverfasser:	Vidyasagar, C, Murthy, H K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humans Laminectomy Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - surgery Tuberculosis, Spinal - complications Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Spinal - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Tuberculosis is still a major cause of spinal compression in the developing countries. In this study 200 patients presenting with neurological lesions secondary to tuberculosis of the spine have been classified according to the Frankel classification and the results evaluated. A combination of surgical decompression and chemotherapy is advocated. The dangers of non-operative treatment are discussed.
ISSN:	0035-8843 1478-7083