Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide disease which seriously affects the global public health. Spinal TB is the most common extra-pulmonary TB and may cause vertebral bone destruction, collapse, kyphosis and even paralysis. Anti-TB chemotherapy is considered the cornerstone treatment of spinal...

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Main Authors: Jinjing Gan, Chuanzhi Zhang, Dagang Tang, Xing Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-02198-4