Percutaneous trans ilio-sacral biopsy of the spine in sacral tuberculosis

dc.contributor.authorVisser, Hilgaard Frans
dc.contributor.authorMotsitsi, Nkosana Silas
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-02T12:10:21Z
dc.date.available2008-09-02T12:10:21Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractSpinal tuberculosis is the most common form of skeletal tuberculosis. Tuberculous involvement of the lower spine is rare. Sacral tuberculosis is very rare; most reported cases in the literature are case reports. Spinal tuberculosis may present atypically: neural arch involvement, skip lesions, sacral involvement, or as extradural tuberculosis. Diagnostic bone biopsy is an integral part of patient work-up. Patients may be infected by a variety of micro organisms, especially patients who are HIV positive or those who have AIDS. The gold standard technique for biopsy of the sacrum is CT-guided percutaneous biopsy. The technique has a very low complication rate in experienced hands. We describe a simple, safe and fast percutaneous biopsy technique we used to obtain biopsy of the upper sacrum. The details are stated in this report.en
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dc.identifier.citationVisser, HF & Motsitsi, NS 2008, 'Percutaneous trans ilio-sacral biopsy of the spine in sacral tuberculosis', The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, vol. 8, no. 1. [http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijos/front.xml]en
dc.identifier.issn1531-2968
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/6846
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInternet Scientific Publications LLCen
dc.rightsInternet Scientific Publications LLCen
dc.subjectSacral tuberculosisen
dc.subjectPercutaneous techniqueen
dc.subjectIlio-sacral approachen
dc.subject.lcshSpine--Tuberculosis
dc.subject.lcshTomography
dc.subject.lcshSacroiliac joint--Radiography
dc.subject.lcshHIV-positive persons
dc.titlePercutaneous trans ilio-sacral biopsy of the spine in sacral tuberculosisen
dc.typeArticleen

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