Tuberculosis

Spinal Tuberculosis, also known as Pott’s Disease, is a spinal infection caused by a germ named “Mycobacterium tuberculosis” that can lead to osteomyelitis, kyphotic deformity, and spinal mechanical instability.

Treatment is usually bracing and anti-tuberculosis antibiotics in the absence of neurological defects or mechanical instability. Surgical management is indicated in the presence of neurological deficits, progressive kyphosis, and/or mechanical instability.
Spinal Tuberculosis requires a course of treatment that may need to be administered for a year.