Tuberculous Paraplegia in Pregnancy Treated by Surgery

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 251-253

  Singh, Harwant ^a   Singh, Jaspal ^d   Abdullah, Borhan Tan ^b,c   Matthews, Alex ^d  

^a Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^c The Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (China)

^d Maternity Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Pott's disease; Rib graft; Spinal decompression; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARAPLEGIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0036559982     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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