Functional Outcomes in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Lionelson Norbert Yong, Fatimah Ahmedy, Khin Nyein Yin, Julia Patrick Engkasan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26477/1/Functional%20Outcomes%20in%20Spinal%20Tuberculosis.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26477/2/Functional%20Outcomes%20in%20Spinal%20Tuberculosis1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26477/; https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2020.0086
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Spinal tuberculosis often leads to neurological deficit and subsequent deterioration in functional outcomes. This review assesses the recent evidence on functional outcomes in spinal tuberculosis, highlighting functional recovery, assessment tools for functional measures, and associative factors for...