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Radical and débridement surgery for tuberculosis of the spine in children: a preliminary analysis of results from a 17-year prospective study

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Nous avons revu 80 enfants (39 garçons, 41 filles) présentant une tuberculose du rachis, tous faisant partic de l'étude “MRC Working Party” de Hong Kong. 47 furent traités par chirurgie radicale et les 33 restants par débridement chirurgical. Les âges moyens des cas opérés radicalement et par débridement étaient respectivement de 7,6 et 5,1 ans, et le suivi post-opératoire était respectivement de 15,3 et 19,7 années. On a analysé les données cliniques et radiologiques recueillies avant l'opération, au 6e mois, à ` an, à 5 ans après l'opération et lors du dernier contrôle post-opératoire. Les patients traités soit par l'une soit par l'autre méthode chirurgicale ne présentaient pas de douleur ni de déficit neurologique lors du dernier contrôle. Dans le groupe traité radicalement, on a noté après l'opération, une diminution de la déformation et des angles de cyphose. Ces effets se sont maintenus au cours des années suivantes. Cependant, dans le groupe ayant eu un débridement chirurgical, il y avait après l'opération une augmentation de la déformation et de l'angle de cyphose, qui présentaient à long terme une tendance à la correction spontanée. Dans cette étude nous n'avons pas observé de cyphose progressive dans l'un quelconque des groupes étudiés.

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We reviewed 80 children (39 male, 41 female) with tuberculosis of the spine, all of whom were subjects of the Medical Research Council Working Party's study in Hong Kong. Forty-seven children were treated with radical surgery and the remaining 33 with débridement surgery. The mean ages at operation for radical surgery and débridement were 7.6 and 5.1 years respectively, and the mean post-operative follow-up was 15.3 and 19.7 years respectively. The clinical and radiological data obtained pre-operatively, 6 months, 1 year and 5 years post-operatively, and at final follow-up were analysed. Neither patients treated with radical nor those treated with débridement surgery had pain or neurological deficit at final follow-up. In the radical surgery group, there was a reduction of the angles of kyphosis and deformity following surgery, which was maintained throughout subsequent follow-up years. However, in the débridement surgical group, there was an increase in the angles of kyphosis and deformity following surgery, which showed a tendency to spontaneous correction in the long term. In this study we did not observe any progressive kyphosis in either group.

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Upadhyay, S.S., Sell, P., Saji, M.J. et al. Radical and débridement surgery for tuberculosis of the spine in children: a preliminary analysis of results from a 17-year prospective study. Eur Spine J 1, 231–235 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298365

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