Open AccessThe role of debridement and reconstruction of sagittal balance in tuberculous spondylitis
Author(s) -
Alper Gökçe,
Yusuf Öztürkmen,
Savas Mutlu,
Nevzat Selim Gökay,
Murat Tonbul,
Mustafa Caniklioğlu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.93674
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphosis , surgery , deformity , spondylitis , bone grafting , sagittal plane , debridement (dental) , radiography , radiology , ankylosing spondylitis
An accepted comprehensive clinical approach to the deformed spine with tuberculous infection is still lacking. We aimed to determine the usage of a staged algorithm in the treatment of kyphotic spine with tuberculous infection and to present the clinical results of the patients treated with the help of this protocol.