Could Nonstructural Interbody Fusion Be an Alternative Surgical Technique for Treatment of Single Segment Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis via a Posterior- Only Approach?

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 130; pp. e316 - e323
• Main Authors: Suya, Danny, Shao, Liwei, Gu, Rui, Xu, Qinli, Luo, Wenqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Fusion - methods; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnostic imaging; Tuberculosis, Spinal - surgery; Young Adult; Interbody fusion; Thoracic and lumbar spinal tuberculosis; Nonstructural; Posterior approach only; Structural

To compare and evaluate the efficacy and safety of nonstructural versus structural interbody fusion, using a combination of autograft and allograft bone for treatment of single segment thoracic and lumbar spinal tuberculosis (TB) via a posterior-only approach. We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients...