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Differentiation between Tuberculous and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: The Role of the Anterior Meningovertebral Ligament in Patients with Anterior Epidural Abscess.

Sara B StraussS R GordonJ BurnsJacqueline A BelloShira E Slasky
Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)
The presence of an intact anterior meningovertebral ligament has high sensitivity and specificity for tuberculous spondylodiscitis-associated epidural abscess, though these results should be validated in a larger sample.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord
  • rare case
  • anterior cruciate ligament
  • spinal cord injury