Golwala Paresh, Kapoor Chirag, Shah Malkesh, Merh Aditya, Kansagra Ankur
Orthopaedics, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat.
Cureus. 2016 Dec 6;8(12):e915. doi: 10.7759/cureus.915.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by acid-fast mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli. Spinal involvement occurs in less than one percent of TB. Spinal TB (Pott's disease) accounts for 50% of skeletal TB. Though it most commonly affects the thoracolumbar junction, it can occur at any level of the spine. Early diagnosis and treatment is mandatory in order to avoid neurological complications and spinal deformity. We report a case of a young female with tuberculosis of D12-L1 who was treated with posterior decompression using a modified transpedicular approach and posterior instrumentation with a successful outcome.
结核病（TB）是由抗酸结核分枝杆菌引起的慢性肉芽肿性感染。脊柱受累在结核病中发生率不到1%。脊柱结核（波特病）占骨结核的50%。虽然它最常累及胸腰段交界处，但可发生在脊柱的任何节段。为避免神经并发症和脊柱畸形，早期诊断和治疗至关重要。我们报告一例D12-L1结核的年轻女性病例，采用改良经椎弓根入路后路减压及后路内固定治疗，效果良好。
