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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

Surgical management of spinal tuberculosis with a two-stage posterior instrumentation with bridging: a case report.

Faisal Mohammedsaleh Konbaz, Suhail Saad Alassiri, Sami Ibrahim Al Eissa, Majed Salah Abaalkhail, Hassan Nezar Khdary, Abdulrahman Khalid Albuijan

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. 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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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Faisal Mohammedsaleh KonbazOrthopaedics Surgery Department, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Suhail Saad AlassiriOrthopaedics Surgery Department, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sami Ibrahim Al EissaOrthopaedics Surgery Department, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majed Salah AbaalkhailOrthopaedics Surgery Department, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan Nezar KhdaryKing Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Khalid AlbuijanSpine Surgery Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz Medical City · SAKing Fahad Specialist Hospital · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) affects millions of people every year. Spinal TB is a common extrapulmonary manifestation of the disease. Spinal TB can be devastating and carries an unfortunate outcome. Herein, we present an atypical spinal TB that was treated initially based on intraoperative cultures with posterior decompression and instrumentation of T11-L3 with directed antibiotic therapy. Recurrence of the lesion and failure of instrumentation necessitated further investigation and intervention 1 year later. Using a two-stage surgical procedure leaving the infected spine to heal first with directed anti-TB medications. The patient was managed using posterior instrumentation with bridging from T5 to the pelvis, spanning the destructed area and utilizing a bridging technique with multiple rod constructs across the infected spine. Here, we present the benefit of using the bridging technique to promote bone healing and achieve a solid fixation.

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