Tuberculosis of spine
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It is a challenge to treat MDR-TB Spine with late onset paraplegia and progressive deformity and Physicians must treat tuberculosis of spine on the basis of Culture and sensitivity.Abstract:
Tuberculosis of the spine is one of the most common spine pathology in India. Over last 4 decades a lot has changed in the diagnosis, medical treatment and surgical procedures to treat this disorder. Further developments in diagnosis using molecular genetic techniques, more effective antibiotics and more aggressive surgical protocols have become essential with emergence of multidrug resistant TB. Surgical procedures such as single stage anterior and posterior stabilization, extrapleral dorsal spine anterior stabilization and endoscopic thoracoscopic surgeries have reduced the mortality and morbidity of the surgical procedures. is rapidly progressing. It is a challenge to treat MDR-TB Spine with late onset paraplegia and progressive deformity. Physicians must treat tuberculosis of spine on the basis of Culture and sensitivity.read more
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Spinal tuberculosis: A review
TL;DR: For example, spinal tuberculosis is a destructive form of tuberculosis that causes the destruction of the intervertebral disk space and the adjacent vertebral bodies, collapse of the spinal elements, and anterior wedging leading to kyphosis and gibbus formation as mentioned in this paper.
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Tuberculosis of the spine: a fresh look at an old disease.
TL;DR: 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 advances in surgical management.
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Bone and joint tuberculosis.
TL;DR: Spinal tuberculosis is still a relative common extra spinal manifestation of spinal tuberculosis that requires a high degree of suspicion in order to avoid neurological complications and need of surgery.
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Spinal Tuberculosis: Current Concepts:
TL;DR: Improper dosing, inadequate duration of treatment, and inappropriate selection of candidates for chemotherapy has not only resulted in the resurgence of TB but also led to the most dreadful consequence of multidrug resistant strains.
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Tuberculosis of the spine. A systematic review of case series
Manuel Fuentes Ferrer,Luisa Gutiérrez Torres,Oscar Ayala Ramírez,Mercedes Rumayor Zarzuelo,Náyade del Prado González +4 more
TL;DR: Spinal TB is still an important public health issue, it must be suspected in the presence of back pain or characteristic images and should be confirmed with microbiological procedures, and there is heterogeneity in the percentage of patients treated by surgery.
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