Follow-up Study of the Operated Tuberculous Spondylitis

Abstract

Since 1978 eight cases of tuberculous Spondylitis were operated by the curettage and anterior spinal fusion, in which the additional Luque SSI was applied to one case. Before the operations only one case showed kyphotic deformity which was more than 10 degrees. Although in one case a fracture of the grafted bone occurred, all cases finally showed stable bone union and almost satisfactory results. In order to get firm stability of the anteriorly grafted bone, 7cm in length, the additional Luque SSI was applied to the case with L2, 3 tuberculosis who had chronic renal failure. This case could ambulate early and showed good course. We guess that the additional posterior instrumentation is effective in the case with a general complication which demands early mobilization and who needs a long fusion.