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. 2011 Nov 9;36(2):277ā€“283. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1398-0

Table 1.

Surgical procedures performed for drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis (nā€‰ =ā€‰35)

Surgical procedure Patients (n) Percentage of total
Single-stage posterior focal debridement, fusion and instrumentation 6 17%
Single-stage anterior focal debridement, fusion and instrumentation 15 43%
Single-stage posterior instrumentation followed by anterior focal debridement 8 23%
Two-stage posterior instrumentation followed by anterior focal debridement 2 6%
Single-stage posterior debridement, closing wedge osteotomy, and instrumentation 1 3%
CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage and local chemotherapy 2 6%
Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic catheter drainage and local chemotherapy 1 3%
Total 35 100%