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Atypical spinal tuberculosis

open access: yesThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1984
The familiar picture of spinal tuberculosis is one of destruction of adjacent vertebral bodies and of the intervening disc. There are, however, other patients without these radiographic changes and with no clinical deformity who present with symptoms and signs of compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina.
S S, Babhulkar   +2 more
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Spinal tuberculosis

open access: yesThe Bone & Joint Journal, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in many parts of the developing world and is increasingly seen in the developed world due to migration. A total of 1.3 million people die annually from the disease. Spinal TB is the most common musculoskeletal manifestation, affecting about 1 to 2% of all cases of TB.
R N, Dunn, M, Ben Husien
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Prediction of Deformity in Spinal Tuberculosis

open access: yesClinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2007
Tuberculosis of the spine may cause kyphosis, which may in turn cause late paraplegia, respiratory compromise, and unsightly deformity. Surgical correction therefore may be considered for large or progressive deformities. We retrospectively analyzed clinical and radiographic parameters to predict the final kyphotic angle in spinal tuberculosis and to ...
Jutte, Paul   +4 more
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Is spinal tuberculosis contagious?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
SummaryWhile pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections are recognized for their public health implications, less is known about the infectiousness of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, specifically, spinal tuberculosis or Pott's disease.
Patricia Schirmer, Mark Holodniy
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Spinal Tuberculosis

JBJS Reviews, 2019
* Spinal tuberculosis (STB) is a common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), accounting for 3.7% of TB cases in the United States.* The most common presentation is chronic back pain, for which the diagnosis of STB can be easily overlooked, leading to the development of neurological deficits and osseous deformities of ...
Ahmed Ali   +3 more
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