Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1940;22:875-877.
© 1940 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
A CRITICAL STUDY OF TUBERCULOSIS OF THE SPINE IN CHILDREN
LEO MAYER M.D.1
1 NEW YORK, N. Y.
In children under eighteen years, the fusion operation performed during the active stage of the disease does not abbreviate the course of the tuberculous process. On the other hand, when done during the reparative stage, in patients with collapse of three or more vertebrae, it has a beneficial effect in strengthening a structurally weak spine.