On Treatment of Spinal Paralysis in Tuberculous Spondylitis
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In Reply: Paralysis Developing as a Paradoxical Response During the Treatment for Tuberculous Spondylitis
diagnosis, the orthopedic surgeon recommended an operation (anterior debridement and fusion) for the patient with vertebral collapse [1]. However, the patient refused the surgery and wanted to receive conservative treatment. Kotil et al. [2] reported that 44 patients with tuberculous spondylitis were managed conservatively with antituberculous medication and spinal orthosis. Exclusion criteria ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1958
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.7.239