Historical aspects of Pott's disease (spinal tuberculosis) management

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages

  Tuli, Surendar M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Historical treatment; Pott's disease; Spine tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDEMIC; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KYPHOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SPINE IMPLANT; SPINE SURGERY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 84892760723     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2388-7     Document Type: Review

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