Tuberculosis of the posterior vertebral elements: a rare cause of compression of the cauda equina. A case report.

J Bone Joint Surg Am

Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, C-610, Saraswati Vihar, Pitampura, New Delhi 110034, India.

Published: February 2005

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