Evaluation of the management of tuberculosis of the spine at the orthopaedic unit - Kenyatta National Hospital over a ten year period
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Date
1980-07Author
Kariuki, John KN
Type
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The Management Of 204 Patients With Tuberculous Disease
Of The Spine Seen Between The Period Of 1970 - 1979 At The
Orthopaedic Unit Of Kenyatta National Hospital Has Been Studied
And Evaluated. This Study Also Includes 11 Patients Followed
Up Prospectively By The Author Over A Period Of One Year
(june 1979 - May 1980). The Study Revealed Some Important
Drift From 1973 Onwards From Surgical Management To Conservative
Management, Surgery Being Limited To Fewer Cases Either With
Some Definite Indications Or Where Conservative Treatment With Fair
Trial Has Failed.
Study Also Revealed That The Number Of Patients With T.b. Spine Attending This Unit Has Been Decreasing Gradually Either Because Of Satisfactory Management At Peripheral Hospitals Or Decline In The Overall Incidence Of The Disease.
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Master of medicine (surgery),University of Nairobi,1980.Publisher
University of Nairobi Surgery