A long-term follow-up study of anterior tibial allografting and instrumentation in the management of thoracolumbar tuberculous spondylitis

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-38

  Çavuşǒglu, Halit ^a,b   Kaya, Ramazan Alper ^a   Türkmenǒglu, Osman Nuri ^a   Tuncer, Cengiz ^a   Çolak, Ibrahim ^a   Aydin, Yunus ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior instrumentation; Kyphosis; Neurological recovery; Pott disease; Tibial allograft; Tuberculous spondylitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 37849026133     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/030     Document Type: Article

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