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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun 5;8(6):2054270417697866.
doi: 10.1177/2054270417697866. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Atlantoaxial TB with paralysis: posterior-only cervical approach with good results

Rishi Mandavia  1 , Richard Fox  2 , Adam Meir  2
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Atlantoaxial TB with paralysis: posterior-only cervical approach with good results

Rishi Mandavia et al. JRSM Open. .

Abstract

Early posterior cervical approach is an effective strategy for patients with cervical tuberculosis in the appropriate circumstances.

Keywords: Diagnostics; infection; neurology; radiology and imaging; spinal cord; surgery.

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