Tuberculosis of the spine: A fresh look at an old disease

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 905-913

  Jain, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORDOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; KYPHECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954269926     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B7.24668     Document Type: Review

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