Study Design: Review article. Objectives: A review of literature on the epidemiology,
diagnosis, and management of spinal tuberculosis (TB). Methods: A systematic …

The dismal outcome of tuberculosis of the spine in the pre-antibiotic era has improved
significantly because of the use of potent antitubercular drugs, modern diagnostic aids and …

The spinal column is involved in less than 1% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). Spinal TB is a
very dangerous type of skeletal TB as it can be associated with neurologic deficit due to …

The most dreaded neurological complications in TB spine occur in active stage of disease
by mechanical compression, instability and inflammation changes, while in healed disease …

Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is the most common extrapulmonary form of
tuberculosis. In both develo** and developed countries, TB has been on the rising trend …

Background: Approach for surgical treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis has been
controversial. The aim of present study is to compare the clinical, radiological and functional …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare single posterior debridement, interbody
fusion and instrumentation with one-stage anterior debridement, interbody fusion and …

Purpose The aim of this study is to compare the clinical, radiological and functional outcome
of anterior versus posterior surgical debridement and fixation in patients with thoracic and …

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Spinal deformity and paraplegia/quadriplegia are the most common complications of
tuberculosis (TB) of spine. TB of dorsal spine almost always produces kyphosis while …