Our Experience in Diagnosing Tuberculous Spondylitis

Abstract

Objective — to increase the efficiency of diagnosis in patients with tuberculous spondylitis (TS). Materials and methods. The clinical material of this research consisted of protocols of clinical and radiological examination, and analysis of the results of the study of 30 patients with active TS (the main group). Criteria for inclusion of patients in the study: TS in the active phase (verified pathomorphologically and/or bacteriologi cally). The diagnostic group included 20 patients who were also referred to our hospitals with suspected TS, but the diagnosis was not confirmed during an in-depth examination. The average age of patients in the main and diagnostic groups was (38.2 ± 9.6) and (40 ± 10.8) years, respectively (p > 0.05).