Comprehensive Spinal Tuberculosis Score: A Clinical Guide for the Management of Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis.

Study Design: A newly proposed scoring tool was designed to assist in the clinical management of adult thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis (TB).

Purpose: To formulate a comprehensive yet simple scoring tool to guide decision-making in the management of adult thoracolumbar spinal TB.

Overview Of Literature: Spine surgeons have differing consensus in defining the threshold grade for clinico-radiological parameters when deciding between operative or conservative treatment for adult thoracolumbar spinal TB.

Anchoring the Temporalis Muscle with an Intact Fascial Layer Along the Superior Temporal Line in Pterional Craniotomy: A Technical Note.

Background: Manipulation of the temporalis muscle during pterional and frontotemporal approaches poses major cosmetic and functional issues postoperatively. The temporalis muscle has usually been secured in its normal position using implants or by leaving a thin rim of muscle and fascia attached along the superior temporal line. In the present report, we have described a pure tissue-based method of anchoring the intact temporalis muscle precisely along the superior temporal line.