Outcome and management of spinal tuberculosis according to the severity of disease: A retrospective study of 137 adult patients at Korean teaching hospitals

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Park, Dae Won ^a   Sohn, Jang Wook ^a   Kim, Eung Ha ^b   Cho, Dong Il ^c   Lee, Jung Hee ^d   Kim, Ki Tack ^d   Ha, Kee Yong ^e   Jeon, Chang Hoon ^f   Shim, Dae Moo ^g   Lee, Jin Soo ^h   Lee, Jang Bo ^a   Chun, Byung Chul ^a   Kim, Min Ja ^a,i  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^g Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Outcome; Spine; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOUTH KOREA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 33847050527     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000255216.54085.21     Document Type: Article

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