Spinal tuberculosis: A neglected disease?
Spinal tuberculosis: A neglected disease?
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Spinal tuberculosis: A neglected disease?
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Accra: Medknow Publications
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Annals of tropical medicine and public health, 2012-11, Vol.5 (6), p.557-558
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English
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Spinal TB (STB) has been demonstrated in mummies from the ancient Egypt and Peru, [1] but it was first described by an extraordinary surgeon of the XVIIIth. century, Sir Percival Pott (1714-1788) who published the description of paraplegia associated to "a curvature of the spine".
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Spinal tuberculosis: A neglected disease?
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1324603934
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1324603934
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1755-6783
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0974-6005
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10.4103/1755-6783.109261
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