ReviewEFORT open reviews2021
Defining mechanical instability in tuberculosis of the spine: a systematic review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Recommendations of the International Consensus Meeting (ICM) 2025 on Spinal Infections: Part B Tubercular Spondylodiscitis.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Beyond Cord Compression: Instability as a Major Driver for Neurological Deficit in Active Thoracic Spinal Tuberculosis.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Deep learning radiomics model based on contrast-enhanced MRI for distinguishing between tuberculous spondylitis and pyogenic spondylitis.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 · 2025Article
- Surgical correction of severe cervical kyphosis secondary to tuberculoid Pott's disease: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Progressive Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis in a Young Male: Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Surgical Insights.Infectious disease reports · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Dorsolumbar and Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis Treated by Minimally Invasive and Open Techniques: A Prospective Comparative Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Strategies for Bone Tuberculosis Management.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Utility of clinicoradiological, microbiological, histopathological, and molecular methods in the diagnosis 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 · 2023Article
- A novel predictive model of perioperative blood transfusion requirement in tuberculous spondylitis patients undergoing posterior decompression and instrumentation.International orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Doxycycline as a Potential MMP-1 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Spondylitis Tuberculosis: A Study in Rabbit Model.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- One-stage freehand minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation combined with mini-access surgery through OLIF approach for the treatment of lumbar tuberculosis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Over the years, a number of authors have used different working definitions of instability in tuberculosis of the spine (TB spine). However, no clear consensus exists to define instability in TB spine. The current systematic review addresses the question 'What defines instability in TB spine'?A comprehensive medical literature search was carried out to identify all the studies which defined instability in the setting of spinal TB. The extracted data included the clinical, X-ray and CT or MRI-based definitions.The current review identified lesser age, junctional region of the spine, mechanical pain and 'instability catch', kyphotic deformity above 40 degrees, pan-vertebral or bilateral facetal involvement and multifocal contiguous disease involving more than three vertebrae as predictors for spinal instability in the dorso-lumbar spine.Cervical kyphosis more than 30 degrees and facetal or pan-vertebral involvement were found to be the factors used to define instability in subaxial cervical spine.With respect to C1-C2 TB spine, migration of the tip of the odontoid above the McRae or McGregor line or anterior translation of C1 over C2 were considered as determinants for instability.Although definitive conclusions could not be drawn due to lack of adequate evidence, the authors identified factors which may contribute towards instability in TB spine. Cite this article:
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