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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ann Natl Acad Med Sci 2021; 57(04): 214-219
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731596
Review Article

Surgical Approaches in Management of Spinal Tuberculosis

Vishal Kumar
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Amit Kumar Salaria
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Aditya Aggarwal
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Sarvdeep Singh Dhatt
1   Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Although the management of spinal tuberculosis (TB) is mainly medical, there are select surgical interventions for the same, especially in the event of complications. However, with multiple choices with regard to approaches and surgical techniques, one is often left with too many options. We, therefore, performed a literature review on the subject with respect to the surgical approaches to control spinal TB. Our aim is to enable the reader to understand the rationale behind various surgical approaches and techniques involved in managing spinal TB.

Keywords

tuberculosis - approaches to control spinal TB - anti-tubercular treatment - functional outcome


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23. Juni 2021

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