Multifocal extensive spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease) involving cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-146

  Turgut, M ^a  

^a Cumhuriyet Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti TB chemotherapy; Pott's disease; Spinal infection; Surgical treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RIFAMPIN; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0035002207     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690120036856     Document Type: Article

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