Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9089650 | PMC |
Curr J Neurol
April 2024
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Infect Drug Resist
December 2024
Department of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China.
Introduction: Tuberculosis is prevalent in high-burden countries. However, spinal multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in patients with normal immune function is a disease that is prone to misdiagnosis and even delayed diagnosis. Recently, we successfully treated one such patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Bioeng Biotechnol
December 2024
Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Objective: In the current study, to demonstrate the advantages of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF), we focused on the therapeutics for lumbar spinal tuberculosis with the comparison of three treatments, including anterior approach, posterior approach, and OLIF combined with posterior percutaneous pedicle screw fixation.
Methods: This study included patients with lumbar spinal tuberculosis from July 2015 to June 2018. We divided these patients into three groups: 35 patients underwent an anterior-only approach (Group A), 36 patients underwent a posterior-only approach (Group B), and 31 patients underwent OLIF combined with posterior percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (Group C).
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
December 2024
Department of Orthopedic, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 750004, China; Research Center for Prevention and Control of Bone and Joint Tuberculosis, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, China.
Cureus
November 2024
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital Curry Cabral, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Lisbon, PRT.
Introduction: Spondylodiscitis is a rare but increasingly infectious disease affecting the intervertebral discs and vertebrae.
Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed 36 patients admitted with spondylodiscitis over a five-year period, examining demographics, clinical features, risk factors, causative agents, treatment approaches, and outcomes.
Results: The patient cohort had a mean age of 53.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!