Publications by authors named "Ramesh Chandra Venkata Vemula"

Background: Ossified ligamentum flavum (OLF) is the major cause of thoracic myelopathy in our locality. Surgical outcomes and their related factors for patients with thoracic OLF (T-OLF) remain unclear because of the few studies on this condition.

Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the factors predicting poor surgical outcomes and the effectiveness of decompressive laminectomy and OLF resection in patients with T-OLF.

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Objective: Anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment remains the mainstay of treatment of spinal TB. There is a lack of consensus regarding the timing of interventional procedures and surgery in the patients with spinal TB. This study aims to prospectively study the clinical outcome and management in patients presenting with spinal TB at our tertiary referral center and teaching hospital.

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