Secondary tuberculosis of adjacent segments after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A case report

IntroductionAnterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common operation for spinal surgery to treat a variety of cervical diseases. The postoperative infection rate of this procedure is extremely low, and adjacent segments are rarely involved. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious diseas...

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Main Authors: Chengjiang Liu, Yidong Liu, Boyuan Ma, Mengmeng Zhou, Xinyan Zhao, Xuanhao Fu, Shunli Kan, Wei Hu, Rusen Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1077353/full