Neurosurgical review
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Neurosurgical review · Mar 2001
ReviewSpinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease): its clinical presentation, surgical management, and outcome. A survey study on 694 patients.
Tuberculosis (TB) of the spine (Pott's disease) is both the most common and most dangerous form of TB infection. Delay in establishing diagnosis and management cause spinal cord compression and spinal deformity. This study investigated the data on all cases of Pott's disease reported in Turkey from 1985 to 1996. ⋯ This meta-analysis demonstrates that in Turkey Pott's disease remains a serious problem, causing paraplegia. It should be considered when patients present with neurological findings suggesting spinal cord compression and spinal deformity. In the present study, it was concluded that the neurological involvement due to Pott's disease is relatively benign if urgent decompression is performed at the onset of the disease.