title: Letter: treatment of acute tuberculous spondylitis by the spinal shortening osteotomy: a technical notes and case illustrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed El-Sayed
authors.initials: Mel-S
authors.lastname: Abdel-Wanis