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Anterior versus posterior instrumentation for treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis : A meta-analysis.
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- A meta-analysis of the safety and effectiveness of titanium mesh versus bone graft alone for the treatment of thoracolumbar 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 · 2020Pooled it
- [Current status of surgical treatment for angular kyphosis in spinal tuberculosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Review
- Posterior Approach With Osteotomized Debridement Versus Combined Anterior and Posterior Approach in Treating Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Pure uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for treating thoracic tuberculous spondylitis: an initial case series of seven patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Surgical Management of Spinal Tuberculosis-The Past, Present, and Future.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Comparison of anterior or posterior approach in surgical treatment of thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis: a retrospective case-control study.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Surgical Treatment for Advanced Thoracic Spinal Tuberculosis in Infants: Case Series and Literature Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy analysis of one-stage posterior-only surgical treatment for thoracic spinal tuberculosis in the T4-6 segments with minimum 5-year follow-up.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Posterior-only debridement, internal fixation, and interbody fusion using titanium mesh in the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis with spinal epidural abscess: a minimum 5-year follow-up.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Minimally invasive debridement and drainage using intraoperative CT-Guide in multilevel spondylodiscitis: a long-term follow-up study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Efficacy of surgery via the single anterior and single posterior approaches for treatment of thoracic spinal tuberculosis.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo compare clinical and functional outcomes of anterior versus posterior debridement and spinal fixation for surgical treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis.
methodsA computer-based online search of the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBase, Wanfang, VIP, and the CNKI database was performed. The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated, and data analyses were performed using RevMan 5.0 software (The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration Copenhagen, Denmark).
resultsEleven trials were studied, with eight performed in China, two in Egypt, and one in India. The results showed significant differences between the two operative approaches in terms of correction of kyphotic angle and intraoperative blood loss, but not in terms of operation time, hospital stay, fusion time, and loss of correction at the final follow-up.
conclusionThe anterior and posterior approaches are equally good methods for treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis. The anterior approach results in less blood loss, whereas posterior instrumentation is better suited for correction of kyphotic angle.
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