A clinical study on tuberculous spondylitis.
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Clinical Improvement of Non-Surgical Management of Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Case Report
Background: Tuberculosis is the second most common fatal infectious disease after Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the world. The spine is involved in 50% of osteoarticular tuberculosis cases. Tuberculous Spondylitis (TS) is the most dangerous form of osteoarticular tuberculosis, because of its ability to destroy the vertebral body with subsequent permanent kyphosis and neurological...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.38.898