title: Anterior vascular rib pedicle graft and posterior instrumentation in tuberculous spondylitis. A case report.
abstract: A technique of anterior decompression and vascular rib pedicle graft with second-stage posterior instrumentation and fusion is presented as an alternative method in the treatment of tuberculous spondylitis. A case is reported to illustrate the results.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000601:surgery*