ArticleGlobal spine journal2021
It's Never Too Late: Neurological Outcome of Delayed Decompression in Tuberculosis of Spine.
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- Double trouble: Concurrent ossification of ligamentum flavum with infective spondylodiscitis in the thoracic spine resulting in paraplegia: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Biological Stabilisation vs Mechanical Fixation: Do We Always Require Instrumentation in Anterior Decompression Surgeries for Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis?Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Recovery of Long Standing Neurological Deficit in Pediatric Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis: A Single Center Experience of 13 Cases.Global spine journal · 2022Article
- Central nervous system tuberculosis.Current opinion in neurology · 2021Review
- Letter to the Editor on "It's Never Too Late: Neurological Outcome of Delayed Decompression in Tuberculosis of Spine" by Rathod et al.Global spine journal · 2021Article
- Response to Letter to the Editor on "It's Never Too Late: Neurological Outcome of Delayed Decompression in Tuberculosis of Spine".Global spine journal · 2021Article
- Evaluation of functional outcome and neurological recovery pattern in patients with retro-thecal tubercular epidural abscess managed at a tertiary center.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
STUDY
designRetrospective observational study.
objectiveTo study the neurological recovery in patients with progressive neurological deficit undergoing delayed decompression and fixation in tuberculosis of spine.
methodsRetrospective analysis of 50 cases with thoracolumbar tuberculosis of spine, undergoing posterior decompression and instrumentation was done. Parameters like time interval between appearance of neurological deficit to decompression surgery, maximal spinal cord compression, neurology on admission, presence of drug resistance, and number of vertebrae involved were evaluated. The subjects were divided into 2 groups depending on neurological improvement measured with LEMS (Lower Extremity Motor Score) at the end of 1-year follow-up.
resultsThe mean LEMS score on admission was 27.72 (SD 12.88), which improved to 40.80 (SD 10.46) at the end of 1 year (
conclusionThere is significant scope for neurological improvement even after delayed decompression and fixation in cases of tuberculosis of spine with progressive neurological deficits. Preoperative neurological status was found to be the most significant determinant of postoperative neurological outcome.
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