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Pott’s Paraplegia

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Paraplegia is commonly associated with spinal tuberculosis. In a large series of patients with spinal tuberculosis reviewed recently in Hong Kong, one-third had signs of paraplegia on admission to hospital.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia

    George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. (Senior Surgeon, Spinal Unit, Chairman, Clinical Staff, Vice President, Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Vice Chairman, National Advisory Council for the Handicapped (Australia)

  2. Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital, Shenton Park, Western Australia

    George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. (Senior Surgeon, Spinal Unit, Chairman, Clinical Staff, Vice President, Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Vice Chairman, National Advisory Council for the Handicapped (Australia)

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  1. George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.
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Bedbrook, G.M. (1981). Pott’s Paraplegia. In: The Care and Management of Spinal Cord Injuries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8087-0_17

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