D ébridement and Reconstrucion Improve Postoperative Sagittal Alignment in Kyphotic Cervical Spinal Tuberculosis.
CONCLUSION: When treating kyphotic cervical spinal tuberculosis by débridement, decompression, and reconstruction, more attention should be drawn to realigning the cervical spine, in particular to restoring the C2-7 sagittal vertical axis. However, how best to restore the C2-7 sagittal vertical axis and cervical alignment in a kyphotic cervical spine needs further study.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.
PMID: 28265884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Pan Z, Luo J, Yu L, Chen Y, Zhong J, Li Z, Zeng Z, Duan P, Ha Y, Cao K Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research
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