Operative treatment of progressive deformity in spinal tuberculosis

We report on 14 patients with tuberculosis of the spine treated by operation. All had disease of three or more vertebrae with involvement of both the anterior and posterior columns and a progressive kyphotic deformity in spite of conservative treatment. We consider such spines to be 'unstable&#...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International orthopaedics 2001, Vol.25 (5), p.322-325
Hauptverfasser:	AL-SEBAI, M. W, AL-KHAWASHKI, H, AL-ARABI, K, KHAN, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Cervical Vertebrae Child Child, Preschool Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Kyphosis - diagnostic imaging Kyphosis - etiology Kyphosis - rehabilitation Kyphosis - surgery Lumbar Vertebrae Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Original Paper Orthopedic surgery Severity of Illness Index Spinal Fusion - instrumentation Spinal Fusion - methods Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Thoracic Vertebrae Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis, Spinal - complications Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Spinal - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on 14 patients with tuberculosis of the spine treated by operation. All had disease of three or more vertebrae with involvement of both the anterior and posterior columns and a progressive kyphotic deformity in spite of conservative treatment. We consider such spines to be 'unstable' and have found that anterior as well as posterior fusion with instrumentation is necessary.
ISSN:	0341-2695 1432-5195
DOI:	10.1007/s002640100259