Specific features of thoracic tuberculosis were studied in children with various forms of tuberculosis of bones and joints, i.e. tuberculous spondylitis, arthritis and osteitis. Peculiarities of the clinical course and of complications of thoracic tuberculosis were detected in children with the mentioned clinical forms, which are mostly pronounced in spinal tuberculosis and tuberculosis of joints. A complicated course of thoracic process predetermines the duration of treatment and affects the choice of time for surgical intervention.
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January 2025
Department of Physiology, The "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroii Sanitari Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Spondylodiscitis can be caused by various microorganisms and has shown a continuous rise in incidence and mortality. The purpose of our study was to analyze the demographic and laboratory data, as well as comorbidities of patients that were surgically treated for spondylodiscitis in our hospital. The causative pathogens involved in the etiology of spinal infections were also assessed.
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Orthopaedics Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Gansu, China.
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Department of Joint Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130,000, Jilin Province, China.
Objectives: Tuberculosis of the hip joint is a common form of bone tuberculosis that can cause severe joint destruction and affect quality of life. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an important way to treat hip joint-related diseases. In recent years, THA has been applied to treat tuberculosis of the hip joint and has achieved certain results.
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Department of Spinal Surgery, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
This study analyzes the risk factors related to the complications of anterior thoracolumbar tuberculosis in adults and to provide clinical reference. A total of 98 adult patients with thoracolumbar tuberculosis undergoing anterior surgery in our hospital from February 2020 to December 2023 were selected, and the clinical data and postoperative complications were collected. The clinical characteristics were analyzed, and the risk factors related to surgical complications were analyzed by univariate analysis and multi-factor logistic regression model.
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