Comparison of Outcome of Anterolateral Decompression and Anterior Decompression for Tuberculosis of spine.

Dr.Saurabh Singh; Dr.Alok Rai; Dr.Siddalingeshwara.G.I

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Comparison of Outcome of Anterolateral Decompression and Anterior Decompression for Tuberculosis of spine.

Dr. Saurabh Singh, Dr. Alok Rai, Dr. Siddalingeshwara. G. I

Abstract :

Background : treatment of tuberculosis of spine has various modalities ranging from medical to various surgical form including just drainage of pus to only decompression and decompression with instrumentation. The goals of surgery include radical deidement of the infective focus. Use of anterior and anteriolateral both approach are described but this study focuses on their comparison.

Material and methods: 110 patients of both sex (68 male, 42 female ) with tuberculosis of dorsal spine reviewed. Mean age of patients 42.3 years (.Patients were divided into three groups .Group I consists of 43 patients , group II consists of 30 patients and 37 patients in anteriolateral group.

Result: Correction of kyphosis and maintenance is better with anterior approach with instrumentation but it has more duration and blood loss as compared to anteriolateral approach . Neurological improvement is almost same in both approach.