Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1968;50:243-254.
© 1968 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Penetration of the Lung by the Paravertebral Abscess in Tuberculosis of the Spine
ARTHUR C. M. C. YAU F.R.C.S. (EDIN.)1 and
A. R. HODGSON F.R.C.S. (EDIN.)1
1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The diagnosis, treatment, pathological findings, and the pathogenesis of thirty-two cases of penetration of the lung by the paravertebral abscess in tuberculosis of the spine are described and discussed.