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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 256-260.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2015.03.007

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Clinical analysis of operation treatment of cervical tuberculosis (a report of 29 cases)

SHI Shi-yuan, LAI Zhen, FEI Jun, HU Sheng-ping   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, The Red Cross Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou 310003, China
  • Received:2014-10-16 Online:2015-03-10 Published:2015-04-03
  • Contact: LAI Zhen E-mail:laizhen76@163.com

Abstract: Objective To evaluation of the clinical efficacy of operation for 29 patients with cervical spine tuberculosis. Methods From 2005 January to 2012 January, 29 patients with cervical tuberculosis were treated by operation treatment in department of orthopedics in the Red Cross Hospital in Hangzhou. There were male 12 cases, female 17 cases, mean age (46.0±3.2) years old(25-81 years old), upper cervical tuberculosis (C1-2) in 5 cases, lower cervical spine tuberculosis (C3-7) in 24 cases, 18 cases complicated with spinal cord dysfunction. Underwent CT and MRI examination before operation, the lesions have obvious dead bone abscess. Preoperative administration of anti-TB chemotherapy, to improve the situation, tuberculosis symptoms of poisoning and spinal cord function bone fusion and lesion healing observed after operation. Results All patients were completed the operation successfully, the wound healed in phase I, tuberculous sinus was formatted in 1 patient 2 months after operation, sinus was healed 1 month later. Two cases of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, through to the neurotrophic treatment, hoarseness disappeared after 3 month. Operation specimens(tuberculous granuloma and abscess) were taken in 29 patients, Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture positive in 5 cases 17.24%(5/29). Postoperative follow-up was 18-36 months, 18 cases complicated with spinal cord dysfunction had different degree of recovery in 12 months follow-up. According to ASIA classification, Grade A in 2 cases recovered to grade C; B level of 10 patients recovered to grade D in 3 cases, grade E in 7 cases; C level of 6 patients recovered to grade D in 3 cases, grade E in 3 cases. The average time of bone graft fusion was (4.5±0.4) months in patients with untreated, retreatment patients bone graft fusion time was (4.7±0.6) months in average.  Conclusion Surgical operation can remove the lesion of pus and necrotic tissue, reconstruct spinal stability, and promote the recovery of neurological function. It is the effective method to treat cervical tuberculosis; Anti-TB chemotherapy standardization, sufficient preoperative and reasonable operation mode selection are an important guarantee for the success of treatment.

Key words: Tuberculosis, spinal/surgery, Cervical vertebrae, Treatment outcome, Retrospective studies