An analysis of clinicoradiological and histopathological correlation in tuberculosis of spine

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-165

  Mohanty, S P ^a,b   Shyamasunder Bhat, N ^a   Sreekumaran Nair, N ^a,c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Head of the Department of Unit III   (India)

^c Department of Statistics ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Non tuberculous lesions; Spinal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANKLE CLONUS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLONUS; COLD ABSCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 79959461063     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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