ArticleGlobal spine journal2024
Posterior Approach With Osteotomized Debridement Versus Combined Anterior and Posterior Approach in Treating Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- Comparison of One-Stage (Posterior-Only Approach) and Two-Stage (Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach) Surgery in Treating Spinal Tuberculosis.Advanced biomedical research · 2026Article
- Treatment of lumbar tuberculosis with minimally invasive anterior lesion clearance combined with posterior fixation.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
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designRetrospective cohort.
objectivesTo compare outcomes of posterior osteotomized debridement (OD) with combined anterior and posterior approach (AP) in treating thoracolumbar tuberculosis (TB).
methodsThis study reviewed 178 patients who were diagnosed as active thoracolumbar TB and surgically treated in our center. One hundred and two patients underwent posterior OD, interbody fusion with titanium mesh cage (TMC), and instrumentation (group A). Seventy-six patients underwent one-stage posterior instrumentation, anterior debridement, and interbody fusion with TMC (group B). Patients' clinical outcomes were compared between the 2 groups.
resultsErythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in all patients returned to normal levels within 3 months after surgery, and no recurrence occurred during the follow-up. Compared with AP approach, OD surgery was less invasive and with a lower cost (¥ 70 581 ± 17 645 vs ¥ 87 600 ± 27 328;
conclusionsPosterior OD is effective in treating active thoracolumbar TB. Compared with traditional AP approach, OD surgery has less surgical invasiveness, lower complication rate, and shorter fusion time.
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