Two cases of tuberculous spondylitis accompanied with Pott's paraplegia.
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Tuberculous spondylitis--analysis of 22 cases.
UNLABELLED Tuberculous spondylitis (TS) frequently poses both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The clinical symptoms, radiological imaging studies and laboratory tests are quite often inconclusive in the early stages of the disease. GOAL To identify early clinical symptoms, review results from radiological imaging studies and laboratory tests to establish their diagnostic value and dete...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.36.1554