ArticleGlobal spine journal2018
Spinal Tuberculosis: Current Concepts.
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154 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 312 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current update on surgical management for spinal tuberculosis: a scientific mapping of worldwide publications.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Interferon gamma release assays for diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for bone and joint tuberculosis: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Tricortical iliac crest allograft with anterolateral single rod screw instrumentation in the treatment of thoracic and lumbar spinal tuberculosis.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- National Inpatient Burden, Treatment Patterns, and In-Hospital Mortality of Spinal Tuberculosis in Germany Amid Demographic Change: A Population-Based DRG Study, 2019-2025.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Recommendations of the International Consensus Meeting (ICM) 2025 on Spinal Infections: Part B Tubercular Spondylodiscitis.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Differentiating Tuberculous and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: Part II: MRI/CT Features, Prediction Models, and the Role of PET/CT-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- AO Spine Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Spinal Tuberculosis.Global spine journal · 2026Review
- Spinal eumycetoma mimicking compressive myelopathy: Madurella grisea as a rare cause.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 · 2026Article
- Differentiating Tuberculous and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: Part I-Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Laboratory Markers, and Tissue-Based Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Epidemiological and clinical review of spinal Tuberculosis at a Regional Orthopaedic Hospital in Nigeria.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Whole-body PET/CT reveals systemic dissemination in spinal tuberculosis: findings from the Spinal TB X cohort.Infection · 2026Article
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- Drug-Resistant Tuberculous Spondylitis Treated with Bedaquiline-Containing Regimens in South Korea: Two Case Reports.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pott's disease as the initial presentation of tuberculosis: diagnostic challenges and radiological findings in district-level care-a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the efficacy of retroperitoneoscopic debridement for lumbar tuberculosis: a retrospective study and preliminary results.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
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- Value of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spinal Tuberculosis Surgery: A Case Report of Neurological Compromise with Normal Imaging.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
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designReview article.
objectivesA review of literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of spinal tuberculosis (TB).
methodsA systematic computerized literature search was performed using Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, and PubMed. Studies published over the past 10 years were analyzed. The searches were performed using Medical Subject Headings terms, and the subheadings used were "spinal tuberculosis," "diagnosis," "epidemiology," "etiology," "management," "surgery," and "therapy."
resultsTissue diagnosis remains the only foolproof investigation to confirm diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging and Gene Xpert help in early detection and treatment of spinal TB. Uncomplicated spinal TB has good response to appropriately dosed multimodal ambulant chemotherapy. Surgery is warranted only in cases of neurological complications, incapacitating deformity, and instability.
conclusionsThe incidence of atypical clinicoradiological presentations of spinal TB is on the rise. Improper dosing, inadequate duration of treatment, and inappropriate selection of candidates for chemotherapy has not only resulted in the resurgence of TB but also led to the most dreadful consequence of multidrug resistant strains. In addition, global migration phenomenon has resulted in worldwide spread of spinal TB. The current consensus is to diagnose and treat spinal TB early, prevent complications, promote early mobilization, and restore the patient to his or her earlier functional status.
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