Efficacy, safety and prognosis of treating neurological deficits caused by spinal tuberculosis within 4 weeks' standard anti‑tuberculosis treatment: A single medical center's experience

Jia,Chen‑Guang; Gao,Jian‑Guo; Liu,Feng‑Sheng; Li,Zhuo; Dong,Zhao‑Liang; Yao,Li‑Ming; Wang,Lian‑Bo; Yao,Xiao‑Wei

doi:10.3892/etm.2019.8253

Efficacy, safety and prognosis of treating neurological deficits caused by spinal tuberculosis within 4 weeks' standard anti‑tuberculosis treatment: A single medical center's experience

Authors:
- Chen‑Guang Jia
- Jian‑Guo Gao
- Feng‑Sheng Liu
- Zhuo Li
- Zhao‑Liang Dong
- Li‑Ming Yao
- Lian‑Bo Wang
- Xiao‑Wei Yao
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, The Chest Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050041, P.R. China
Published online on: November 27, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8253
Pages: 519-526
Copyright: © Jia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to retrospectively analyze the safety and efficacy of the early surgical management of thoracic tuberculosis (TB) in patients with neurological deficits. The medical data of patients with thoracic TB exhibiting neurological deficit in the Chest Hospital of Hebei Province were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 234 cases, including 123 males and 115 females, were recruited in the present study. Their pre‑ and postoperative neurological deficit and pain levels were assessed using the 2002 American spinal injury association (ASIA) impairment scale and visual analog scale, respectively. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether their preoperative standardized anti‑TB treatment time was ≥4 weeks or <4 weeks. There was no difference in blood loss and operation time between the two groups. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was higher in patients receiving standard anti‑TB <4 weeks prior to and 1 month following surgery compared with the ≥4 weeks group, but the difference was not significant 6 months following surgery. ASIA scale scores all increased significantly 1 month following surgery in the <4 weeks group compared with the ≥4 weeks group (P=0.001) though there was no difference between the scores prior to surgery. ASIA scale scores improved to 4.4±0.5 and 4.5±0.4 in patients with anti‑TB treatment times of ≥4 weeks and <4 weeks, respectively, 24 months following surgery (P=0.0895). The present study demonstrated that for patients with thoracic TB exhibiting neurological deficit, early surgical management following <4 weeks' standard anti‑TB treatment is recommended. It may relieve spinal cord compression and also benefit the early recovery of neurological function in these patients.

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