| Literature DB >> 11794269 |
M W Al-Sebai1, H Al-Khawashki, K Al-Arabi, F Khan.
Abstract
We report on 14 patients with tuberculosis of the spine treated by operation. All had disease of three or more vertebrae with involvement of both the anterior and posterior columns and a progressive kyphotic deformity in spite of conservative treatment. We consider such spines to be 'unstable' and have found that anterior as well as posterior fusion with instrumentation is necessary.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11794269 PMCID: PMC3620802 DOI: 10.1007/s002640100259
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Orthop ISSN: 0341-2695 Impact factor: 3.075