Role of posterior stabilisation in the management of tuberculosis of the dorsal and lumbar spine

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-106

  Sundararaj, G D ^a   Behera, S ^a   Ravi, V ^a   Venkatesh, K ^a   Cherian, V M ^a   Lee, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0037279210     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B1.13300     Document Type: Review

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