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Clinical symptoms and signs of 542 spinal TB patients.
| Characteristics | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms | |
| Back pain | 534 (89.45) |
| Night sweats | 184 (30.82) |
| Weakness | 165 (27.64) |
| Numbness | 149 (24.96) |
| Weight loss | 138 (23.12) |
| Fever | 133 (22.28) |
|
| |
| Clinical signs | |
| Tenderness | 465 (77.89) |
| Percussion pain | 420 (70.35) |
| Kyphosis | 183 (30.65) |
|
| |
| Frankel classification, N (%) | |
| A | 18 (3.01) |
| B | 23 (3.85) |
| C | 52 (8.71) |
| D | 85 (14.24) |
