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A case of postoperative tubercular spondylitis following microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation

BACKGROUND: Postoperative infections are one of the most common complications of spine surgery. However, following a lumbar microdiscectomy, a postoperative infection involving Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: One and half months after a L4-5 microdiscectomy, a 4...

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Autores principales: Takhelmayum, Umesh, Daimai, Namjubou, Laishram, Kanchana, Juneja, Nikhil, Yogananda, M. L., Longjam, Deepa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8247726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221596
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_469_2021