J Korean Radiol Soc.  1974 Jun;10(1):71-76. 10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.1.71.

Radiographic observation for tuberculous spondylitis

• Lee CS
• Jung MK
• Kim BS

• KMID: 2345938
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.1.71

Abstract

Radiographic observation of 152 cases of tuberculous spondylitis selected from total 194 cases of tuberculousarthritis during the past 6 years and 8 months, was carried out to study. 1. The youngest one was 15 months oldmale infant of active tuberculous spondylitis. The active tuberculous spondylitis under 10 years of age were 50percent (28 cases). 2. The ratio of male to female was 1.5:1. 3. The most common site of involvement was the lumbarspine which was 44.1% of the total tuberculous spondylitis. The next were thoracic spine (33.6%), andthoraco-lumber spine (13.1%). 4. The most common roentgenographic findings are bony destructions of the vertebralbodies which were 97.4%. The next were joint space narrowing (93.4%), osteoporosis (79.6%), kyphosis (34.2%), fusiondeformity of the vertebral body(25.7%), and cold abscess shadow (16.4%). 5. The most of patients (88.8%) had orhave been pulmonary tuberculous lesions. 6. In annual incidency, the number of patients were not changed greatly.

Keyword

Spine, abscess; Tuberculosis, musculoskeletal

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Female
Humans
Infant
Joints
Kyphosis
Male
Osteoporosis
Spine
Spondylitis*