title: [Experience of focal debridement in the treatment of tuberculosis of lumbar spine].
abstract: Experiences of 882 cases with tuberculosis of lumbar spine treated by focal debridement during 1956-1986 all patients survived the operation and 661 patients were cured in our department were reported. The relationship between chemotherapy and focal debridement was discussed. The selection of the appropriate time for this operation and important points to which attention should be paid during operation were described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint, Beijing Tuberculosis Institute.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents