Comparison between single anterior and single posterior approaches of debridement interbody fusion and fixation for the treatment of mono-segment lumbar spine tuberculosis

• Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery Vol. 142; no. 12; pp. 3643 - 3649
• Main Authors: Wu, Hangli, Cui, Yaqing, Gong, Liqun, Liu, Jun, Fan, Yayi, Zhou, Yongchun, Li, Weiwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscesses; Back pain; Body mass index; Chemotherapy; Debridement; Infections; Males; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Orthopaedic Surgery; Orthopedics; Patients; Skin & tissue grafts; Surgery; Tuberculosis; Anterior; Spinal tuberculosis; Lumbar; Mono-segment; Posterior

Purpose To compare the efficacy of single anterior and single posterior approach of debridement, interbody fusion, and fixation for the treatment of mono-segment lumbar spine tuberculosis (TB) patients. Methods Eighty-seven patients with mono-segment lumbar TB who underwent debridement, interbody fu...