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Spinal tuberculosis at L5

2017-11-08 08:04:00
My wife has been diagnosed with Spinal TB 4 months back and now under medication. abscess has reduced and no pain is being felt. will the damaged vertebra regrow
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With Spinal Tuberculosis, some amount of bone tends to form. However it all depends in how much vertebra has been eroded and damaged. Also this process takes 12-18 months. She will need to be on TB treatment for 6-9 months. Then repeat scans will show what is happening with the vertebra.

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