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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79:1891 (1997)
© 1997 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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K. Sudarshan, M.S.(Orth), Hugh G. Watts, M.D. and Robert M. Lifeso, M.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

With reference to "Current Concepts Review. Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints" (78-A: 288–298, Feb. 1996), Watts and Lifeso mentioned that diminished intervertebral space is a late sign of tuberculosis of the spine.

I tend to disagree, as it is a well known fact that the reduction in intervertebral space is the earliest sign, even without any evidence of osseous destruction, according to the work of Mukhopadhyaya2 and that of Tuli3. . . [Full Text of this Article]


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