Spinal tuberculosis, also known as Pott's disease or tuberculous spondylitis, is usually secondary to primary infection in the lungs or other systems, and in most instances, is thought to be transmitted via blood. Typical manifestations of infection include narrowing of the intervertebral disc by erosion and bone destruction of adjacent vertebrae. Atypical spinal tuberculosis is a specific type of spinal tuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKümmell's disease is a delayed complication of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) . The disease can occur months or even years after the initial spinal injury. Unlike the common osteoporotic compression fracture, it develops slowly and causes intractable pain or neurological dysfunction due to intraspinal instability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Gu Shang
November 2015
Objective: To summarize the clinical manifestation and diagnosis of ganglioneuroma in spine and investigate the clinical effect of surgical treatment.
Methods: The clinical data of 6 patients underwent a surgery for ganglioneuroma in spine from January 2008 to January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 4 males and 2 females, aged from 2 to 63 years old with an average of 34.