Late treatment of tuberculosis-associated kyphosis: literature review and experience from a SRS-GOP site

Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba; Papadopoulos, Elias; Pellise, Ferran; Cunningham, Matthew; Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco; Gupta, Munish; Lonner, Baron; Paonessa, Kenneth; King, Akilah; Sacramento, Cristina; Kim, Han; Mendelow, Michael; Yazici, MUHARREM

doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2338-4

Late treatment of tuberculosis-associated kyphosis: literature review and experience from a SRS-GOP site

Boachie-Adjei O., Papadopoulos E. C., Pellise F., Cunningham M. E., Sanchez Perez-Grueso F., Gupta M., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, cilt.22, ss.641-646, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
Cilt numarası: 22
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00586-012-2338-4
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.641-646
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for approximately half of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Kyphosis is the rule in spinal tuberculosis and has potential detrimental effects on both the spinal cord and pulmonary function. Late-onset paraplegia is best avoided with the surgical correction of severe kyphosis, where at the same time anterior decompression of the cord is performed and the remnants of the tuberculosis-destroyed vertebral bodies are excised.