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ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira2018

COMPLICATED LUMBAR TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS IN DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS, TREATED USING A NON-CONVENTIONAL ANTERIOR SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HYDROSTATIC DISTRACTION: A CASE REPORT.

Alex Oliveira de Araujo, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Alessandro Gonzalez Torelli, Allan Hiroshi de Araujo Ono, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros

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Article in Acta ortopedica brasileira, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alex Oliveira de AraujoHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatología, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3245-6155
Thiago Queiroz SoaresHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatología, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4581-3243
Alessandro Gonzalez TorelliHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatología, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0436-5168
Allan Hiroshi de Araujo OnoHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatología, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2112-4654
Raphael Martus MarconHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Laboratory of Medical Investigation, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5958-5646
Alexandre Fogaça CristanteHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Laboratory of Medical Investigation, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7797-5274
Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de BarrosHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatología, Spine Surgery Division, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7969-7845
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BR

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Abstract

objectiveTo describe a case of disseminated tuberculosis affecting the lumbar spine that was treated using a non-conventional anterior support system.

backgroundTuberculous spondylodiscitis is the most common and most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although antibiotic therapy is the most frequently used treatment, surgery is necessary in cases of neurological deficit, spinal instability, significant deformity, severe sepsis, paravertebral and epidural abscesses or in cases wherein clinical treatment has failed. A surgical procedure is also indicated when a biopsy is required. With the development of new methods for reconstruction and fixation of the spine, complete debridement of the tuberculous foci has become an increasingly common approach, but there is a lack consensus on the best technique. METHODS AND

resultsThe patient suffered from disseminated tuberculosis affecting the lumbar region of the spine, with an abscess in the psoas muscle. He underwent extensive debridement via both anterior and posterior approaches, using a non-conventional anterior support system that promotes hydrostatic distraction.

conclusionsTreatment using the hydrostatic distraction system was able to reestablish both the stability and anatomy of the lumbar curve.

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DebridementOsteoarticular tuberculosisSpinal tuberculosisSurgical procedures

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