A Validated Score for Evaluating Spinal Instability to Assess Surgical Candidacy in Active Spinal Tuberculosis-An Evidence Based Approach and Multinational Expert Consensus Study.

Dr Shanmuganathan RajasekaranDilip Chand Raja SoundararajanGurijala Jyotheswara ReddyAjoy Prasad Shetty Rishi Mugesh Kanna

Published in: Global spine journal (2022)

A simple objective scoring system for predicting instability in STB has been developed using 5 main factors; young age, junctional involvement, severity of the deformity, vertebral body loss, and presence of spine at risk signs.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
bone mineral density
emergency department
hiv aids
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy