Simple spinal tuberculosis

Spinal tuberculosis accounts for the largest number of osteoarticular tuberculosis in the body, of which vertebral tuberculosis is the majority, and accessory tuberculosis is very rare. The vertebral body is mainly cancellous, with a large load and high stress. The nourishing arteries of the vertebral body are mostly terminal arteries, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis easily stays in the vertebral body. In the entire spine, the lumbar spine has the highest mobility and the highest incidence of lumbar tuberculosis, followed by the thoracic spine and the cervical spine. Tuberculosis and coccygeal tuberculosis are rare. This disease is more common in children, and the incidence of people over 30 years of age has decreased significantly.

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