Should every patient with uncomplicated TB of the spine have surgery? Evidence Update, Tuberculosis Series, February 2007.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2007

• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Health

Abstract

Each Evidence Update is a 2-page summary of a Cochrane Review of healthcare interventions relevant to people in low-income and middle-income countries.

This Evidence Update is adapted from Jutte PC, Van Loenhout-Rooyackers JH. Routine surgery in addition to chemotherapy for treating spinal tuberculosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD004532. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004532.pub2.

It is not known whether routine surgery is appropriate for people with spinal tuberculosis.

Citation

Effective Health Care Alliance Programme Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK, pp.2

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Should every patient with uncomplicated TB of the spine have surgery? Evidence Update, Tuberculosis Series, February 2007.

Published 1 January 2007