[To explore the relation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and postoperative recurrence of spinal tuberculosis].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the relation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) and postoperative recurrence of spinal tuberculosis.


METHODS
Eighty cases (36 males and 44 female,ranging from 20 to 71 years with an average of 38.2 years)of spinal tuberculosis treated with focus debridement were divided into two groups according to the preoperative value of ESR: Group A (ESR > or = 40 mm/h) and Group B (ESR < 40 mm/h). Patients in two groups were treated by the same method. The postoperative recurrences in two groups were analyzed.


RESULTS
All the patients were followed up. The recurred cases were 5 in Group A and 4 in Group B. There is no significant difference between two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
ESR is not the key factor to choose the right operative time to perform debridement.
Wang
Rui
R
Department of Orthopaedic, Nanjing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, China. wangrui_217@hotmail.com
Kong
Xiao-hai
XH
Chen
Qi-yi
QY
Mei
Zong-xian
ZX
Tong
Xing-ye
XY
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*