COMPLICATED LUMBAR TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS IN DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS, TREATED USING A NON-CONVENTIONAL ANTERIOR SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HYDROSTATIC DISTRACTION: A CASE REPORT

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 the...

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Main Authors: Alex Oliveira de Araujo, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Alessandro Gonzalez Torelli, Allan Hiroshi de Araujo Ono, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Spinal tuberculosis
Osteoarticular tuberculosis
Debridement
Surgical procedures
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