Single-stage transpedicular decompression and posterior instrumentation in treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis: A retrospective case series

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 595-602

  Lee, Sun Ho ^a   Sung, Joo Kyung ^a   Park, Yeun Mook ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Posterior decompression; Spinal tuberculosis; Transpedicular instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 33845482076     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211241.06588.7b     Document Type: Article

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