Comparison of Extrapleural Anterolateral Decompression and Transthoracic Anterior Decompression for Tuberculosis of The Dorsal Spine

Background: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) comprises 50% of all skeletal tuberculosis and it affects body of the vertebra in about 98% of the cases, hence surgical decompression when needed should be anterior. There are a number of studies describing transthoracic approach but very few describing extraple...

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Main Authors: Navin Kumar Karn, Ranjeev Jha, Prakash Sitoula, Mahipal Singh, Anil Kumar Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Nobel Medical College
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JoNMC/article/view/12237