Publications by authors named "Xiao-hai Kong"
Objective: To explore the relation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) and postoperative recurrence of spinal tuberculosis.
Methods: Eighty cases (36 males and 44 female,ranging from 20 to 71 years with an average of 38.2 years)of spinal tuberculosis treated with focus debridement were divided into two groups according to the preoperative value of ESR: Group A (ESR > or = 40 mm/h) and Group B (ESR < 40 mm/h).