Monosegmental combined anterior posterior instrumentation for the treatment of a severe lumbar tuberculous spondylodiscitis: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT Spinal tuberculosis (Pott disease) can produce severe deformities when it is not properly treated. Long instrumentations through single or combined double approaches are usually required to prevent and correct the deformity. The authors present a case of severe deformity secondary to tuberc...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Main Authors:	Petracchi Matias, Camino Willhuber Gaston, Tripodi Maria, Bassani Julio, Gruenberg Marcelo, Sola Carlos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Subjects:	Discite Vértebras lombares Tuberculose da coluna vertebral Vértebras torácicas Fusão vertebral Debridamento
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000600735&lng=en&tlng=en