Successful Treatment of Paraplegia in Spinal Tuberculosis: Case Study and Literature Review
Sager Hanna, Sameh Ibrahim Al Shinawy, Islam Aly, Aliaa Khaja
Acta Scientific Orthopaedics · 2020-03
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a major cause of infectious ailments that affects at least a third of the global population Even in developed nations like the United States, no less than 9,412 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in 2014. Although, there has been a decrease in the incidence of tuberculosis, the number of cases can be said to be the fewest in a decade. In the United States, geographical regions with the highest rates of tuberculosis include Florida, New York, Texas, and California
MeSH terms
- Paraplegia
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Physical therapy
- Spinal cord
- Surgery
- Intensive care medicine