Morphological changes during growth in healed childhood spinal tuberculosis: A 15-year prospective study of 61 children treated with ambulatory chemotherapy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 716-724

  Rajasekaran, S ^a   Prasad Shetty, Ajoy ^a   Dheenadhayalan, J ^a   Shashidhar Reddy, J ^a   Naresh Babu, J ^a   Kishen, Thomas ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood; Growth changes; Kyphosis; Spine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 33750428943     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000230326.21707.71     Document Type: Article

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