Comprehensive Spinal Tuberculosis Score: A Clinical Guide for the Management of Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis

CONCLUSIONS: The CSTS was designed to reflect the essential indicators of mechanical stability, neurological stability, and disease process stabilization in spinal TB. The scoring tool is devised to be practical and serve as a common language in the spine community to facilitate discussions and decision-making in thoracolumbar spinal TB. The validity, reliability, and reproducibility of this tool must be assessed through multicenter long-term studies.PMID:38379144 | DOI:10.31616/asj.2023.0169

Source: Asian Spine Journal - February 21, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dhiraj Vithal Sonawane Shivaprasad Sharangouda Kolur Harish Kacharu Pawar Ajay Chandanwale Eknath Pawar Sagar Anant Jawale Tejas Pragji Vaja Safiuddin Nadwi Maheshwari Basavangouda Patil Source Type: research