Current management of spinal tuberculosis: a multimodal approach

Paul E Kaloostian; Ziya L Gokaslan

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.120

Current management of spinal tuberculosis: a multimodal approach

World Neurosurg. 2013 Jul-Aug;80(1-2):64-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.120. Epub 2013 Feb 1.

Authors

Paul E Kaloostian¹, Ziya L Gokaslan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: paulkaloostian@hotmail.com.

PMID: 23376379
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.120

No abstract available

Keywords: Antitubercular chemotherapy; CT; Computed tomography; MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging; Paraplegia; Spinal deformity; Spinal tuberculosis; Surgery; Tubercular spondylitis; Vertebral collapse.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Male
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / drug therapy*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / surgery*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents