Complicated Lumbar Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis in Disseminated Tuberculosis, Treated Using a Non-Conventional Anterior Support System for Hydrostatic Distraction: A Case Report
Abstract:Objective:To describe a case of disseminated tuberculosis affecting the lumbar spine that was treated using a non-conventional anterior support system.Background:Tuberculous spondylodiscitis is the most common and most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although antibiotic therapy is the most frequently used treatment, surgery is necessary in cases of neurological deficit, spinal instability, significant deformity, severe sepsis, paravertebral and epidural abscesses or in cases wherein clinical treatm… Show more
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