Revision surgery for spinal tuberculosis with secondary deformity after treatment with debridement, instrumentation, and fusion.

Purpose: To discuss the cause and clinical efficacy of revision surgery for secondary deformity after treatment of spinal tuberculosis with debridement, instrumentation, and fusion.

Methods: From September 2007 to March 2013, 15 patients with postoperative secondary deformity after treatment of spinal tuberculosis were enrolled. Constitutional symptoms, laboratory findings, and radiographic evidence were used to evaluate the secondary deformity conditions and diagnose the recurrence of spinal tuberculosis.

[Effectiveness and safety assessments of thoracoscopic thoracic tuberculosis clearance and internal fixation with bone grafting supported by digital technology].

Objective: To explore the effectiveness and safety of treatment of thoracic tuberculosis with thoracoscope supported by digital technology.

Methods: Between June 2010 and February 2012, 11 patients with thoracic tuberculosis were treated and the clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. There were 7 males and 4 females with an average age of 23.

Bilateral apical vertebral derotation technique by vertebral column manipulation compared with vertebral coplanar alignment technique in the correction of Lenke type 1 idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Widely used rod rotation and translation techniques for idiopathic scoliosis (IS) are effective in correcting spinal coronal deformity. Bilateral apical vertebral derotation technique by vertebral column manipulation (VCM) and vertebral coplanar alignment (VCA) technique are two strategies for three-dimensional (3D) correction for IS. The purpose of this study is to compare the post-surgical results and technical features of the bilateral apical vertebral derotation technique by VCM against the VCA technique in patients with Lenke type 1 IS.