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Outcomes of Dorsolumbar and Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis Treated by Minimally Invasive and Open Techniques: A Prospective Comparative Study.

Syed IfthekarKaustubh AhujaSamarth MittalGagandeep YadavJiitender ChaturvediBhaskar SarkarPankaj Kandwal
Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2024)
MIS stabilization when compared to open techniques is associated with significant improvement in immediate post-operative VAS scores. The MIS approaches at 2-year follow-up have functional results similar to open techniques. MIS is inferior to open techniques in kyphosis correction and may be associated with complications.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • robot assisted
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • metabolic syndrome
  • emergency department
  • skeletal muscle
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • hepatitis c virus
  • electronic health record
  • antiretroviral therapy