ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2013
One-stage surgical management for tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine by posterior debridement, short-segment fusion, and posterior instrumentation in children.
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- Management of cervical spine tuberculosis in pediatrics: a systematic review.Spine deformity · 2026Pooled it
- Endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical debridement combined with posterior fixation and fusion for the treatment of upper cervical spine tuberculosis: a retrospective feasibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Outcome Analysis of Subaxial Cervical Spine Tuberculosis Operated by the Anterior Approach: A Single-Center Experience.International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
- Analysis of the Therapeutic Effects of Staged Posterior-Anterior Combined Surgery for Cervicothoracic Segmental Tuberculosis with Kyphosis in Pediatric Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy of 3 Surgical Methods for Treating Spinal Tuberculosis in Children.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Evaluation of clinical outcomes of one-stage anterior and posterior surgical treatment for atlantoaxial tuberculosis complicated with neurological damage.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Trends in Spinal Surgery for Pott's Disease (2000-2016): An Overview and Bibliometric Study.Global spine journal · 2017Article
- Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis?European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Article
- 360-degree cervical spinal arthrodesis for treatment of pediatric cervical spinal tuberculosis with kyphosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Article
- One-stage posterior focus debridement, fusion, and instrumentation in the surgical treatment of lumbar spinal tuberculosis with kyphosis in children.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the clinical study efficacy and feasibility of 11 children with tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine treated by one-stage posterior debridement, short-segment fusion, and posterior instrumentation.
methodsEleven children who suffered from tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine were admitted to our hospital between June 2005 and December 2010. All of them were treated by one-stage posterior debridement, short-segment fusion, and posterior instrumentation. Then, the clinical efficacy was evaluated using statistical analysis based on the materials about the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of pain, JOA scores of nerve function and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which were collected at certain time.
resultsThe average follow-up period was 28.1 ± 10.5 months (13-42 months). In the 11 cases, no postoperative complications related to instrumentation occurred and neurologic function was improved in various degrees. The average pretreatment ESR was 58.4 ± 4.9 mm/h (53-69 mm/h), which got normal (8.9 ± 6.5 mm/h) within 3 months in all patients. The average preoperative VAS was 7.4 ± 2.2, which decreased to 1.6 ± 1.8 postoperatively. Mean preoperative JOA was 11.2 ± 3.8, and the JOA at the last visit was 16.3 ± 1.0. All patients got bony fusion within 3-8 months after surgery.
conclusionsOne-stage posterior debridement, short-segment fusion, and posterior instrumentation can be an effective treatment method for the treatment of tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine in children.
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