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Spine tuberculosis

2022-09-23 17:13:39
I have been diagnosed with spine TB recently and will start with AKT-4. TB had some impact on D9-D10 so wanted to know if surgery is required for spine fixation for sure or not.including the MRI scan for references
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Answered2022-09-24 00:02:46

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