Nearly one-third of the human population is infected with tuberculosis. Of those with active
disease, approximately 10% are impacted by skeletal tuberculosis. Though, traditionally a …

Spinal tuberculosis is a destructive form of tuberculosis. It accounts for approximately half of
all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis is more common in children …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in many parts of the developing world and is
increasingly seen in the developed world due to migration. A total of 1.3 million people die …

The dismal outcome of tuberculosis of the spine in the pre-antibiotic era has improved
significantly because of the use of potent antitubercular drugs, modern diagnostic aids and …

The spinal column is involved in less than 1% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). Spinal TB is a
very dangerous type of skeletal TB as it can be associated with neurologic deficit due to …

Purpose The objective of this systematic review was to characterise the methodological
issues, as well as clinical, diagnosis, microbiological and treatment characteristics of …

Spondylodiscitis may involve the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, paravertebral
structures and spinal canal, with potentially high morbidity and mortality rates. A rise in the …

We aimed to describe clinical, laboratory, diagnostic and therapeutic features of spinal
tuberculosis (ST), also known as Pott disease. A total of 314 patients with ST from 35 centres …

Spinal tuberculosis (STB) is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
STB accounts for around 2% of all cases of TB and around 15% of extrapulmonary TB …

Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is the most common extrapulmonary form of
tuberculosis. In both developing and developed countries, TB has been on the rising trend …