Posterior-only approach surgery for fixation and decompression of thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis: A retrospective study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Sahoo, Madan M ^a   Mahapatra, Sudhir K ^b   Sethi, Gopal C ^a   Dash, Sunil K ^b  

^a VSS Medical College & Hospital   (India)

^b SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Pott paraplegia; spinal tuberculosis; transpedicular decompression

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 84866912575     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31826a088e     Document Type: Article

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