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Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
; : 8-12, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-627617
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis after 2 weeks of preoperative anti tuberculosis treatment and to compare PCR to the Lwenstein Jensen Culture (LJC) and histopathological examination (HPE) methods. Methods: Twenty five patients were included in this study. Sixteen patients were diagnosed and treated for spinal tuberculosis based on clinical and radiological evidence. Nine patients were controls. The LJC me