| dc.contributor.author | Kigera, JWM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Orwotho, N | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-11T07:32:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | SAORTHOPAEDICJOURNAL Winter2011|Vol10•No2 / | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/jameskigera/publications/multifocal-tuberculous-spondylitis-rib-involvement-case-report | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/47306 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Tuberculosis is a common diagnosis in the developing world. Its incidence is increasing in the developed world
due to immigrants from endemic regions, increased cases of immune-compromised patients, multi-drug resistance
and low socio-economic status. Tuberculous spondylitis is the commonest extra-pulmonary manifestation of
tuberculosis. The rib is only very rarely involved. We present a case of multifocal tuberculous spondylitis in the
T6-9 and L3 regions with involvement of the ninth rib.
Key words: tuberculosis, spine, ribs, surgery, multifocal | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Multifocal tuberculous spondylitis with rib involvement A case report and review of the literature | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi | en |
