Surgical treatment approach of cervicothoracic junction spinal tuberculosis in pediatric: A case report

• Main Authors: Muhammad Faris, Muhammad, Galih Indra Permana, -, Eko Agus Subagio, Eko, Abdul Hafid Bajamal, Abdul
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; Indonesian; English; English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126908/1/10%20Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126908/2/10-%20Karil%20Review%201.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126908/3/Turnitin%2010.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126908/4/Correspondence%2010.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126908/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35569313/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107173
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Abstract Introduction and importance: The cervicothoracic junction is prone to infection by tuberculosis bacteria, which leads to spinal instability. Meanwhile, cervicothoracic junction spinal tuberculosis is a disease that affects the C7 to T3 vertebral, and it accounts for 5% of all spinal tuberc...