Spine tuberculosis

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Spine tuberculosis

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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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Dr. Rajinder K Sharma Orthopedist 43 yrs exp Chandigarh · Accepted Answer

Dr. Rajinder K Sharma

Orthopedist 43 yrs exp Chandigarh

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