Tuberculosis of the spine: A historical review

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 460, Issue , 2007, Pages 29-38

  Tuli, S M ^a,b  

^a Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BCG VACCINATION; BONE DEFORMATION; BRACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; HISTORY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 34447311911     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e318065b75e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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