Tuberculosis of the cervicodorsal junction.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Sixteen patients had paraplegia due to tuberculosis of the cervicodorsal junction. Spinal decompression was performed through an extended lower cervical approach, and a humeral allograft was used to reconstruct the anterior column. All patients improved neurologically with satisfactory correction of the deformity and successful incorporation of the allograft.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Decompression, Surgical
- Humerus
- Paraplegia
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Tuberculosis, Spinal
Anatomy
- cervical spine
- thoracic spine
- humerus