Clinical and radiological outcomes after conservative treatment of TB spondylitis: Is the 15 years' follow-up in the MRC study long enough?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages

  Cheung, W Y ^a   Luk, Keith D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Outcomes; Spine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

BACKACHE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 84892821170     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2332-x     Document Type: Review

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