title: Operative treatment of progressive deformity in spinal tuberculosis.
abstract: We report on 14 patients with tuberculosis of the spine treated by operation. All had disease of three or more vertebrae with involvement of both the anterior and posterior columns and a progressive kyphotic deformity in spite of conservative treatment. We consider such spines to be 'unstable' and have found that anterior as well as posterior fusion with instrumentation is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Al-Sebai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Khawashki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Arabi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*