Tuberculosis of the posterior vertebral elements: A rare cause of compression of the cauda equina - A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 391-394

  Kapoor, Sudhir K ^a   Garg, Vishal ^a   Dhaon, B K ^a   Jindal, Mohit ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POLYRADICULOPATHY; SACRUM; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 13444281891     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.2928pp     Document Type: Article

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