Outcomes of Dorsolumbar and Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis Treated by Minimally Invasive and Open Techniques: A Prospective Comparative Study.

Purpose Of Study: To compare the outcomes of minimally invasive and open techniques in the surgical management of dorsolumbar and lumbar spinal tuberculosis (STB).

Methods: Skeletally mature patients with active STB involving thoracolumbar and lumbar region confirmed by radiology (X-ray, MRI) and histopathological examination were included. Healed and mechanically stable STB, patients having severe hepatic and renal impairment, coexisting spinal conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis, and patients unwilling to participate were excluded from the study.