Spinal Tuberculosis: Which Is the Best Surgical Approach?
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Anterior spinal surgery alone in the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis: a prospective study
Background: One of the important sites for extrapulmonary TB involvement is the skeleton. Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott’s disease) comprises 50-70% of the skeletal tuberculosis. Methods: In this case series study, we prospectively investigated the result of anterior surgery alone (anterior debridement, fusion and instrumentation) in the patients with spinal tuberculosis. The patients with imma...
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