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
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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
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description 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 TB and surgery is often required for patients with severe kyphosis, impaired neurological function or spinal instability. Debridement of TB lesions, bone grafting and internal fixation are the key procedures of spinal TB surgery. However, the selection of surgical approach, the extent of TB lesion debridement, the choice of bone graft materials, and the method and extent of internal fixation are all remain controversy. The aim of this updated review is to evaluate current literature for advances in management of spinal TB, with particular focus on surgical techniques.
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spelling doaj-art-dc8d717a6e8c48cbb907ad92db3ee20c2024-12-22T12:22:40ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2024-12-0129111110.1186/s40001-024-02198-4Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated reviewJinjing Gan0Chuanzhi Zhang1Dagang Tang2Xing Du3Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalDepartment of Orthopedics, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityAbstract 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 TB and surgery is often required for patients with severe kyphosis, impaired neurological function or spinal instability. Debridement of TB lesions, bone grafting and internal fixation are the key procedures of spinal TB surgery. However, the selection of surgical approach, the extent of TB lesion debridement, the choice of bone graft materials, and the method and extent of internal fixation are all remain controversy. The aim of this updated review is to evaluate current literature for advances in management of spinal TB, with particular focus on surgical techniques.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-02198-4Spine tuberculosisSurgeryDebridementBone graftInternal fixation
spellingShingle Jinjing Gan
Chuanzhi Zhang
Dagang Tang
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Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
European Journal of Medical Research
Spine tuberculosis
Surgery
Debridement
Bone graft
Internal fixation
title Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
title_full Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
title_fullStr Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
title_full_unstemmed Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
title_short Surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis: an updated review
title_sort surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis an updated review
topic Spine tuberculosis
Surgery
Debridement
Bone graft
Internal fixation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-02198-4
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