Predictive factors for neurological deficit in patients with spinal tuberculosis.
Surachai Sae-JungNattamon WongbaKriwut LeurmprasertPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2020)
The predictive factors for neurological deterioration in spinal TB patients are signal cord change and notable Cobb angle. Surgery should be considered in patients who present with these factors before the development of neurological deterioration.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- spinal cord
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- cerebral ischemia
- emergency department
- coronary artery bypass
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- patient reported outcomes
- blood brain barrier
- acute coronary syndrome
- human immunodeficiency virus
- adverse drug
- hepatitis c virus
- patient reported