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. 2012 May 15;22(Suppl 4):634–640. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2336-6

Table 1.

Types of restabilization in thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis

Type of restabilization Anterior column contact Vertebral body loss Facet joints Final deformity
Type A Wide <0.75 Intact Spontaneous improvement, if increase <10°
Type B Point contact 0.75–1.5 Subluxed or single level dislocation <60°
Type C By 90° sagittal rotation of superior vertebrae >1.5 Dislocation of two or more Can be more than 100°