Role of Additional Coronal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Decompression and Reconstruction with or without Segment Salvage in Thoracic Spine Tuberculosis.

Conclusions: For segment salvage, having a clear three-dimensional idea about the viable remnant bone is important. Viable salvaged segment reduces the morbidity of the procedure, length of the construct, and unnecessary debridement without compromising on the neural recovery and fusion rate. Hence, additional cone down coronal cuts must be required when MRI is suggestive for spinal TB because it will help in the decision making. PMID: 31352723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Asian Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research