title: Comment on Qian et al. entitled "Outcomes of radical debridement versus no debridement for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar spinal tuberculosis".
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shengtan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China. eyymzk@126.com.
authors.forename: Jishan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal