RT Journal
A1 Faraj, Adnan A.
A1 Yilmaz, Cengiz
A1 Selek, Hakan
A1 Gürkan, Ilksen
A1 Erdemli, Bülent
A1 Korkusuz, Zeki
T1 Anterior Instrumentation for the Treatment of Spinal Tuberculosis
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2001
FD March 1
VO 83
IS 3
SP 463
OP 463
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
I was interested in the article "Anterior Instrumentation
for the Treatment of Spinal Tuberculosis" (81-A: 1261-1267,
Sept. 1999), by Yilmaz et al., as I have seen anterior spinal instrumentation used
for the treatment of tuberculosis of the cervical spine at the Center
for Spinal Study and Surgery in Nottingham. I would appreciate the
authors’ comments on the use of anterior spinal instrumentation
early in the disease process in an attempt to stabilize the spine
following radical débridement and bone-grafting.